“Please don't misunderstand me. I'm not saying motherhood lacks meaning. There's great dignity in the smallness of motherhood; we're essential in our contingency. And though we may not follow the Western model of the epic hero, we mothers can find… — Lydia Minatoya Copy Share Image
“I have noticed that when people tell their own stories, often it has less to do with wanting to communicate an idea to another… — Lydia Minatoya Copy Share Image
“Perhaps for many Japanese, autobiographical fiction writing is life. We are a people expected to complement, to harmonize, to anticipate one another's needs. All without a single spoken clue. And the reason is that he's in training to be a writer. Observing detail, understanding irony, interpreting motivation. Hiro knows that acts are symbolic. The hard sour fruit offered too soon… — Lydia Minatoya Copy Share
“This was my ambition: to become a good wife and mother. Plus one improbable extra: [...] to find, deep inside, my own wiser self,… — Lydia Minatoya Copy Share Image
“There's a reason why I tell this story. To me these Sunday painters represent myo—the strangeness of beauty—an idea that transcendence can be found… — Lydia Minatoya Copy Share Image
“Please don't misunderstand me. I'm not saying motherhood lacks meaning. There's great dignity in the smallness of motherhood; we're essential in our contingency. And… — Lydia Minatoya Copy Share Image
![“This was my ambition: to become a good wife and mother. Plus one improbable extra: [...] to find, deep inside, my own wiser self, to locate my own special future. I thought these were modest ambitions. They didn't seem too yawning or huge. But perhaps wanting what's essential and simple is the…” quote by Lydia Minatoya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/857/lydia-minatoya-63899_ambition_this-was-my-ambition-to-become-a-good-wi_2107077.jpg)
