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> [“I had a dream I put my hands inside my chest and held my heart to try to keep it still.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariko-tamaki/i-had-a-dream-i-put-my-hands-inside-my-chest-and-held-my-heart-to-try/)

[Mariko Tamaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariko-tamaki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f0/mariko-tamaki-29685_beautiful-writing_i-had-a-dream-i-put-my-hands-inside-my-c_2089795.jpg)

## More by Mariko Tamaki

> [“This is the thing about school dances. They make like it's supposed to be this other-worldly thing, but really it's just the people you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariko-tamaki/this-is-the-thing-about-school-dances-they-make-like-it-s-supposed-to/)

[Mariko Tamaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariko-tamaki/)

> [“The world is full of unexpected things. Even for people like us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariko-tamaki/the-world-is-full-of-unexpected-things-even-for-people-like-us/)

[Mariko Tamaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariko-tamaki/)

> [“I'm not a big fan of memorials." "Oh yeah?" "A memorial implies that the only victims are the ones in the ground. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariko-tamaki/i-m-not-a-big-fan-of-memorials-oh-yeah-a-memorial-implies-that-the/)

[Mariko Tamaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariko-tamaki/)

> [“Change. Now everything's not okay. You're not okay. I'm not okay. No one is okay.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariko-tamaki/change-now-everything-s-not-okay-you-re-not-okay-i-m-not-okay-no-one/)

[Mariko Tamaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariko-tamaki/)

> [“You right, okay? The world is a crappy place to be a lot of the time. But this, whatever this is-- you can't just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariko-tamaki/you-right-okay-the-world-is-a-crappy-place-to-be-a-lot-of-the-time/)

[Mariko Tamaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariko-tamaki/)

> [“Change. It's hard to nail down exactly when you know that things are screwed up for the permanent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariko-tamaki/change-it-s-hard-to-nail-down-exactly-when-you-know-that-things-are/)

[Mariko Tamaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariko-tamaki/)

> [“Did you ever wish you had a book that would explain the full meaning of life's random happenings to you?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariko-tamaki/did-you-ever-wish-you-had-a-book-that-would-explain-the-full-meaning/)

[Mariko Tamaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariko-tamaki/)

> [“Some people are good at war. I preferred science.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariko-tamaki/some-people-are-good-at-war-i-preferred-science/)

[Mariko Tamaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariko-tamaki/)

> [When something tragic has happened, you can try to move on and put something tragic behind you, but it rarely works. It's in you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariko-tamaki/when-something-tragic-has-happened-you-can-try-to-move-on-and-put/)

[Mariko Tamaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariko-tamaki/)

> [“For the longest time I was only afraid of two things... The possibility that something bad would happen to someone I love. Which, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariko-tamaki/for-the-longest-time-i-was-only-afraid-of-two-things-the-possibility/)

[Mariko Tamaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariko-tamaki/)

> [There's a certain amount of pressure that goes with writing superhero characters, especially characters that are beloved to audiences. You know that you're always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariko-tamaki/there-s-a-certain-amount-of-pressure-that-goes-with-writing-superhero/)

[Mariko Tamaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariko-tamaki/)

> [“Maisie was right. I am a monster. A different kind of monster now. A monster still breathing in a world... horrible... and worth fighting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariko-tamaki/maisie-was-right-i-am-a-monster-a-different-kind-of-monster-now-a/)

[Mariko Tamaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariko-tamaki/)

> [“I had a dream I put my hands inside my chest and held my heart to try to keep it still.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariko-tamaki/i-had-a-dream-i-put-my-hands-inside-my-chest-and-held-my-heart-to-try/)

[Mariko Tamaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariko-tamaki/)

> [“That's not true. There's so much more... Hope is everywhere." "Even you don't believe that.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariko-tamaki/that-s-not-true-there-s-so-much-more-hope-is-everywhere-even-you-don/)

[Mariko Tamaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariko-tamaki/)

> [I wake up every day super excited to be a woman! It's amazing. I wouldn't have it any other way. There's an incredible diversity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariko-tamaki/i-wake-up-every-day-super-excited-to-be-a-woman-it-s-amazing-i-wouldn/)

[Mariko Tamaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariko-tamaki/)

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