Author: Margaret Dilloway
Cites
- Izumi Shikibu (1)
- IN: The Sisters of Heart and Snow (2015) Fiction, American
EPIGRAPH: Why did you vanish
into empty sky?
Even the fragile snow
when it falls,
falls in this world.
FROM: NULL, (None), Poem, Japan
- Deng Ming-Dao (1)
- IN: The Sisters of Heart and Snow (2015) Fiction, American
EPIGRAPH: Some Warriors look fierce, but are mild. Some seem timid, but are vicious. Look beyond appearances; position yourself for the advantage.
FROM: NULL, (None), NULL, China/US
- Yagyu Munenori (1)
- IN: Momotaro: Xander and the Lost Island of Monster (2016) Fiction, American
EPIGRAPH: See first with your mind, then with your eyes, and finally with your body
FROM: A Hereditary Book on the Art of War, 1632, (1632), Book, Japan
- Tamiko & Tanaka, Jun Kelly (1)
- IN: How to be an American Housewife (2010) Fiction, American
EPIGRAPH: Once you leave Japan, it is extremely unlikely that you will return, unless your husband is stationed there again or becomes wealthy.
Take a few reminders of Japan with you, if you have room. Or make arrangements to write to a caring relative who is willing to send you letters or items from your homeland. This can ease homesickness.
ANd be sure to tell your family, "Sayonara."
FROM: "Turning American," How to Be an American Housewife, (1955), Book, Japan
- Alphonse Karr (1)
- IN: The Care and Handling of Roses with Thorns (2012) Fiction, American
EPIGRAPH: Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns. I am thankful that thorns have roses.
FROM: NULL, (1853), Letter, France