Eleanor Coerr > Quotes

“You are learning to accept things you cannot change. And most important, you are accepting yourself—scars and all.”
― Eleanor Coerr, Mieko and the Fifth Treasure

“Her classmates folded 356 cranes, so that 1,000 were buried with Sadako. In a way, she got her wish, she will live on in the hearts of people for a long time.”
― Eleanor Coerr, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

“A bigger pain was growing deep inside of her, it was the fear of dying.”
― Eleanor Coerr, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

“She looked at her flock hanging from the ceiling. As she watched, a light Autumn breeze made the birds rustle and sway. They seemed to be alive and flying out through the open window. How beautiful and free they were. Sadako sighed and closed her eyes. She never woke up.”
― Eleanor Coerr, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

“If a sick person folds 1,000 cranes, the Gods will grant her wish and make her healthy again.”
― Eleanor Coerr, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

“And he prayed that his family would be protected from the atom bomb disease called leukemia.”
― Eleanor Coerr, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

“Oh flock of heavenly cranes, cover my child with your wings.”
― Eleanor Coerr, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes