Mostly though, they waited. For the mail. For the news. For the bells. For breakfast and lunch and dinner. For one day to be over and the next day to begin.
Julie OtsukaTags: history thought-provoking
Because the man who stood there before us was not our father. He was somebody else, a stranger who had been sent back in our father's place. That's not him, we said to our mother, That's not him, but our mother no longer seemed to hear us..."Did you..." she said. "Every day," he replied. Then he got down on his knees and he took us into his arms...
Julie OtsukaTags: thought-provoking sentimental
And if anyone asks, you're Chinese. The boy had nodded. "Chinese," he whispered. "I'm Chinese." "And I," said the girl, "am the Queen of Spain." "In your dreams," said the boy. "In my dreams," said the girl, "I'm the King.
Julie OtsukaTags: thought-provoking humorous-philosophy
Sometimes we choose the road we follow.
And sometimes the road chooses us.
Tags: life inspirational philosophical thought-provoking inspirational-life
"Tell me, sir, what is a butterfly?"
"It's what you are meant to become. It flies with beautiful wings and joins the earth to heaven. It drinks only nectar from the flowers and carries the seeds of love from one flower to another. Without butterflies, the world would soon have few flowers.
Tags: inspirational thought-provoking
God has made us so that we must be mutually dependent. We may ignore our own dependence, or refuse to acknowledge that others depend upon us in more respects than the payment of weekly wages; but the thing must be, nevertheless. Neither you nor any other master can help yourselves. The most proudly independent man depends on those around him for their insensible influence on his character - his life.
Elizabeth GaskellTags: thought-provoking dependence
The real strength of the
rose bush is not in the flowers but in the roots and the branches.
Tags: inspirational thought-provoking
There's only one thing a bully respected: bigger bully.
Lisa KleypasTags: inspirational thought-provoking
We don't always get the journey we want. But we always get the journey we need.
Alyson NoelTags: thought-provoking smart
We lost weight and grew thin. We stopped bleeding. We stopped dreaming. We stopped wanting.
Julie OtsukaTags: sad thought-provoking
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