“I don't have an American half and a Japanese half. I am a whole person. Nobody gets to tell me if I am Japanese enough or too American.”
―
Emiko Jean,
Tokyo Ever After
“I used to think the world belonged to me. But I was wrong. I belong to the world. And sometimes … I guess sometimes, our choices have to reflect that.” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“Silence is the cousin of invisibility.” ― Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons
“Shout out to all the girls who apologize too much.” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“I have snacks."Ah, the real three words every girl longs to hear.” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“Do not let your fear decide your fate.” ― emiko jean, Empress of All Seasons
“Now I understandHow lonely the sun must beThe unending jobTo rise again and againSetting fire to all it sees” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“Feelings are a real son of a bitch.” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“Grief is a powerful thing, and sometimes, if it's ignored, we can become lost in it.” ― Emiko Jean, We'll Never Be Apart
“You should want to be better for yourself, not for someone else.” ― Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons
“Born a foreignerI carry two halves with meLoose skin I pull onTo go places and don't fitLike apple pie and mochi” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“The earth forgets but I will always rememberKaraoke barsPharmacies and cups of teaAnd plates of dorayaki” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“But if I had know I had a daughter, I would have found a solution." He studies me, waiting until my eyes raise to meet his. "I would have swum across the oceans. I would have scaled mountains. I would have crossed deserts. I would have found a way.” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“People come undone all the time, Alice. We're all unraveling here. You've just done it in the most spectacular way. In fact, you could be our queen.” ― Emiko Jean, We'll Never Be Apart
“I am a lean tiger in winter. Come for me. I dare you.” ― Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons
“If you don't fly too high, you don't have too far to fall.” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“A heart divided cannot stand.” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Dreaming
“I'm still a work in progress.""Aren't we all?” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“This is true freedom, to love oneself enough not to care what others think.” ― Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons
“I used to think the world belonged to me. But I was wrong. I belong to the world. And sometimes … I guess sometimes, our choices have to reflect that.” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“Silence is the cousin of invisibility.” ― Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons
“Shout out to all the girls who apologize too much.” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“I have snacks."Ah, the real three words every girl longs to hear.” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“Do not let your fear decide your fate.” ― emiko jean, Empress of All Seasons
“Now I understandHow lonely the sun must beThe unending jobTo rise again and againSetting fire to all it sees” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“Feelings are a real son of a bitch.” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“Grief is a powerful thing, and sometimes, if it's ignored, we can become lost in it.” ― Emiko Jean, We'll Never Be Apart
“You should want to be better for yourself, not for someone else.” ― Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons
“Born a foreignerI carry two halves with meLoose skin I pull onTo go places and don't fitLike apple pie and mochi” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“The earth forgets but I will always rememberKaraoke barsPharmacies and cups of teaAnd plates of dorayaki” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“But if I had know I had a daughter, I would have found a solution." He studies me, waiting until my eyes raise to meet his. "I would have swum across the oceans. I would have scaled mountains. I would have crossed deserts. I would have found a way.” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“People come undone all the time, Alice. We're all unraveling here. You've just done it in the most spectacular way. In fact, you could be our queen.” ― Emiko Jean, We'll Never Be Apart
“I am a lean tiger in winter. Come for me. I dare you.” ― Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons
“If you don't fly too high, you don't have too far to fall.” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“A heart divided cannot stand.” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Dreaming
“I'm still a work in progress.""Aren't we all?” ― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
“This is true freedom, to love oneself enough not to care what others think.” ― Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons
