"I let all that anger and worry go because they don't belong to me any more than the future does. And I don't wanna feel them anyhow, because the truth is, whatever happens when this war ends, here and..."
- Teresa R. Funke
"The only difference between a grown-up's mistake and a child's is the size of the consequence."
"The tears are falling freely now, and I don't care if he sees them. They're tears of relief for my nephew, worry for my grandfather and my brother, and shame for my mistake. I figure I earned them."
"When we give ourselves permission to go wherever our outlandish thoughts take us, we feel that rush of creativity and excitement."
"One day this war will end. And when it does, Tule Lake will be just a memory."
"This is how hatred begins -- with a muffled laugh on a hot night and a knock on the door."
"Whether the changes that are coming in your life will be unexpected or determined by your choices and actions, the wheels are in motion. The adventure has just begun."
"When you find your passion, turn a deaf ear to the naysayers and follow your dreams."
"Spend one more day in pursuit of art that only you can produce, and somewhere, someone is envying your courage to do just that."
"Putting our art out there is one of the biggest risks we can take. It's a special kind of vulnerability. It takes guts to be an artist."