Elizabeth

“You know my grandmothers,” I said, and pointed at my nose, a habit I had picked up when I lived in Japan. “I’m an accumulation of their lives. Whatever I say or do now can give relief to the past—and to them. I don’t believe they’re ever gone.”
― E.J. Koh, The Magical Language of Others

“People like pretty things. When you’re pretty, everybody wants to look at you, they want to touch you. I wanted that for myself. Prettiness means value. But some people never experience that personally.”
― Mieko Kawakami, Breasts and Eggs

“While my mother liked cleanliness, I was satisfied to have my presence linger.”
― E. J. Koh, The Magical Language of Others

“Without love and trust, resentment is the only thing that’s left.”
― Mieko Kawakami, Breasts and Eggs