“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 in what's common and small. Rather than wishing for singularity and celebrity and genius (and growing… — 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)
