--- title: "1 Said Enemy Quotes By Julie Otsuka" description: "1 Said Enemy quotes by Julie Otsuka. Plus more from Julie Otsuka and more Said Enemy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb5/julie-otsuka-13846_fitness_some-said-that-the-men-had-been-put-on-t_162062.jpg" --- > [“SOME SAID that the men had been put on trains and sent far away, over the mountains, to the coldest part of the country. Some said they were enemy collaborators and would be deported within days. Some said they had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/some-said-that-the-men-had-been-put-on-trains-and-sent-far-away-over/) [Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb5/julie-otsuka-13846_fitness_some-said-that-the-men-had-been-put-on-t_162062.jpg) ## More by Julie Otsuka > [“In early autumn the farm recruiters arrived to sign up new workers, and the War Relocation Authority allowed many of the young men and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/in-early-autumn-the-farm-recruiters-arrived-to-sign-up-new-workers/) [Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/) > [And if anyone asks, you're Chinese. The boy had nodded. "Chinese," he whispered. "I'm Chinese." "And I," said the girl, "am the Queen of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/and-if-anyone-asks-you-re-chinese-the-boy-had-nodded-chinese-he/) [Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/) > [“We praised them when they were kind to others but told them not to expect to be rewarded for their good deeds. We scolded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/we-praised-them-when-they-were-kind-to-others-but-told-them-not-to/) [Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/) > [“SOME SAID that the men had been put on trains and sent far away, over the mountains, to the coldest part of the country.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/some-said-that-the-men-had-been-put-on-trains-and-sent-far-away-over/) [Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/) > [“They learned that some people are born luckier than others and that things in this world do not always go as you plan. STILL”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/they-learned-that-some-people-are-born-luckier-than-others-and-that/) [Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/) > [“Don't touch me," said the girl. "I want to be sick by myself." "That's impossible," said her mother. She continued to rub her back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/don-t-touch-me-said-the-girl-i-want-to-be-sick-by-myself-that-s/) [Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/) > [“A Japanese can live on a teaspoonful of rice a day. We were the best breed of worker they had ever hired in their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/a-japanese-can-live-on-a-teaspoonful-of-rice-a-day-we-were-the-best/) [Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/) > [“They learned that they should always call the restaurant first. Do you serve Japanese?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/they-learned-that-they-should-always-call-the-restaurant-first-do-you/) [Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/) > [“And if they ask you someday what it was I most wanted to say, please tell them, if you would, it was this: I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/and-if-they-ask-you-someday-what-it-was-i-most-wanted-to-say-please/) [Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/) > [“Many of us had lost everything and left saying nothing at all. All of us left wearing white numbered identification tags tied to our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/many-of-us-had-lost-everything-and-left-saying-nothing-at-all-all-of/) [Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/) > [“Because the man who stood there before us was not our father. He was somebody else, a stranger who had been sent back in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/because-the-man-who-stood-there-before-us-was-not-our-father-he-was/) [Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/) > [“ladies began boycotting our fruit stands because they were afraid our produce might be tainted with arsenic. Insurance companies canceled our insurance. Banks froze…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/ladies-began-boycotting-our-fruit-stands-because-they-were-afraid-our/) [Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/) > [“Their old life seemed far away and remote to him now, like a dream he could not quite remember. The bright green grass, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/their-old-life-seemed-far-away-and-remote-to-him-now-like-a-dream-he/) [Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/) > [“The ads in the papers all said 'help wanted, will train,' but wherever she went she was turned down. "The position's just been filled,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/the-ads-in-the-papers-all-said-help-wanted-will-train-but-wherever/) [Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/) > [“Or was their guilt written plainly, and for all the world to see, across their face? Was it their face, in fact, for which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/or-was-their-guilt-written-plainly-and-for-all-the-world-to-see/) [Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/said-enemy/julie-otsuka/#itemlist", "name": "1 Said Enemy Quotes By Julie Otsuka", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“SOME SAID that the men had been put on trains and sent far away, over the mountains, to the coldest part of the country. Some said they were enemy collaborators and would be deported within days. Some said they had been shot. Many of us dismissed the rumors as rumors but found ourselves spreading them—wildly, recklessly, and seemingly against our own will—nonetheless. 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