Shōko Tendō > Quotes

“When I got home, I took a bat and examined my back in detail in the bathroom mirror. This tattoo would be for myself and no-one else. It wasn’t just because I was about to end my relationship with Iro, it was because I wanted to make some serious changes deep down inside me… My torso - my back and front – and my shoulders, breasts, and upper arms were decorated with a vibrantly coloured work of art. I knew it had been the right thing to do… When I looked at that beautifully crafted tattoo, I was filled with a sense of total contentment I had never experienced before. I felt as though I had been set free.”
― Shoko Tendo, Yakuza Moon: Memoar seorang Putri Gangster Jepang

“Bukan kulit luar yang penting, tetapi menjadikan pengalaman kita menjadi sesuatu yang terbaik bagi jiwa kita.”
― Shoko Tendo, Yakuza Moon: Memoar seorang Putri Gangster Jepang

“I lowered my gaze from the sky to the trees and caught sight of the cast-off skin of a cicada falling to the ground. I'd heard somewhere that cicadas only had a lifespan of a few weeks. Their precious, short life was spent braving the heat of summer, single-mindedly calling out for a mate, then, when they finally stopped singing, they slipped from that tree that had been their home and returned to the ground. They leave behind the only home they've ever known and die.”
― Shōko Tendō, Yakuza Moon: The True Story of a Gangster's Daughter

“And then Shin started to make gentle love to me. Every touch drove me wild and I began to moan and beg him to do it harder. Suddenly he stopped and looked at me.

"Shoko! You're high right now, aren't you?"

"What?"

"I can tell when you are. Your reactions aren't the same at all."

His words made me feel dirty. The innocent version of me, the girl who had walked happily hand in hand with Shin, no longer existed.”
― Shoko Tendo, Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter

“Hayatımda ilk defa babamı ağlarken görmek, gerçeğin büyük bir darbesiydi.
Bu defa yeniden ayaklarımın üzerine kalkacaktım.”
― Shoko Tendo, Yakuza Moon: The True Story of a Gangster's Daughter