Rachel

“Because I’m here! And why not! Aye, our lives are short and shaped by circumstance, and maybe we can’t control most of what’s to come. But we can control how we feel. We can savor the sweetness of a blackberry scone, and the company of our friends, and the warmth of the summer wind at night, and be grateful for it. We can be nothing, and choose to be miserable about it, like you—or we can be nothing, but choose to be happy, and let that be purpose enough. Which sounds more worthwhile to you?”
― Julie Leong, The Teller of Small Fortunes

“Anger could start a thing, but it took endurance and forbearance and patience to finish it.”
― Nghi Vo, The City in Glass

“We’re not always cheerful and funny. We’ve sadness, and anxiety, and all these other bitter things wrapped up inside, too, and that’s what makes the sweetness all the sweeter.”
― Julie Leong, The Teller of Small Fortunes

“I think," [...] "That the old heroes were probably just like us. And there's nothing wrong with being just you.”
― Julie Leong, The Teller of Small Fortunes