Grace Lin > Quotes

“If you make happy those that are near, those that are far will come.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Whenever I see her, we laugh enough to last for the month. She's my best friend, and someday when we're old enough I'm going to talk her into staying here forever.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“She's my friend, the boy said simply. That's who she is and that's enough for me. As Minli looked at the buffalo boy, aglow with happiness against his poor surroundings, she saw it was enough for him. More than enough, as the smile that kept curling up on his face told her.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“You only lose what you cling to.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Yes," Ba said sadly, "it is impossible. But it is not ridiculous.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Stories are not a waste of time”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Fortune was not a house full of gold and jade, but something much more.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“That is a question you have to ask the Old Man of the Moon.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Because stories are how we share our lives and what we truly mourn when they are lost. Stories are what connect us to our past and carry us to our future. They are what we cherish and what we remember.”
― Grace Lin, When the Sea Turned to Silver

“Impossible?" the goldfish man said. "Don't you see? Even fates written in the Book of Fortunes can be changed. How can anything be impossible?”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Bringing fortune to our house! Making Fruitless Mountain bloom! You're always wishing to do impossible things! Stop believing stories and stop wasting your time.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“The secret to peace is forgiveness.”
― Grace Lin, Starry River of the Sky

“Do you remember the story I told you about the paper of happiness? And the secret, which was one word written over and over again? … I have thought a long time about what that word could have been,” Ba said. “Was it wisdom or honor? Love or truth? For a long time I liked to think that the word was kindness.”

Ma’s face remained hidden in Minli’s bed, but her sobs had stopped and Ba knew she was listening.

“But now,” Ba said, “I think, perhaps, the word was faith.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“For even in the misty light, the goldfish man could see her smiling a secret smile up to the sky to where the mountain meets the moon.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“So, as the old woman held the new baby tenderly, she rained tears of sorrow and joy upon it, and the baby’s first bath was the unusual mixture of love and loss. For”
― Grace Lin, When the Sea Turned to Silver

“blue rice bowl with the white rabbit painted on it.”
― Grace Lin, Starry River of the Sky

“Minli suddenly thought of Ma and Ba. A wave of longing washed through her and a dryness caught in her throat that the tea could not moisten. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“The moon bathed his naked figure in light as his fingers reached to touch the stars, his hair streaming.”
― Grace Lin, Starry River of the Sky

“THESE PIECES ARE WORTH MORE THAN YOU!”
― Grace Lin, Starry River of the Sky

“What kept Minli from becoming dull and brown like the rest of the village were the stories her father told her every night at dinner. She glowed with such wonder and excitement”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“As they rode, the empty sky and snow melted into each other, making Pinmei feel as if they were sailing on a vast white sea. When”
― Grace Lin, When the Sea Turned to Silver

“A tearful queen was being led”
― Grace Lin, When the Sea Turned to Silver

“Almost all men respect the Storyteller... You can mãe time disappear. You can bring us to places we have never dreamed of. You can make us feel sorrow and joy and peace. You have great magic.”
― Grace Lin, When the Sea Turned to Silver

“We do see him,” Amah said. “You know, the Mountain Spirit is also called the Old Man of the Moon. So you see him every time you look at the moon.”
― Grace Lin, Starry River of the Sky

“Did you know the peach symbolizes longevity?”
― Grace Lin, Dumpling Days

“If you make happy those who are near, those who are far will come.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“He watched her small figure disappear and brought the bag back to his shoulder to continue onward. But before he took another step, he looked at the tall mountain that touched the moon, its peak soaring into the sky as if holding it up. Misty clouds draped softly, but up where the mountain met the moon, Rendi thought he could still see what he expected to be there. There was old Mr. Shan, the Spirit of the Mountain, who sat at the mountain’s tip with the book in his lap.”
― Grace Lin, Starry River of the Sky

“So who are you?” Jiming asked. “Other than a boy who brings wine to toads at night.”
― Grace Lin, Starry River of the Sky

“Minli was not brown and dull like the rest of the village. She had glossy black hair with pink cheeks, shining eyes always eager for adventure, and a fast smile that flashed from her face. When people saw her lively and impulsive spirit, they thought her name, which meant quick thinking, suited her well. “Too well,” her mother sighed, as Minli had a habit of quick acting as well.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Not a beast. Not an immortal. Only a human.”
― Grace Lin, When the Sea Turned to Silver