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# Mako Yoshikawa

(1966)   Writer

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Mako Yoshikawa is a writer.

## Quick Facts About Mako Yoshikawa

Born January 1, 1966

Profession Writer

## About Mako Yoshikawa

American writer... \| Mako Yoshikawa is an American novelist. She is the author of two novels, One Hundred and One Ways (1999), a national bestseller that was also translated into six languages, and Once Removed (2003).

##  Quotes by Mako Yoshikawa

> [“I dream of a fortress so strong it can lock out the past.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mako-yoshikawa/i-dream-of-a-fortress-so-strong-it-can-lock-out-the-past/)

Mako Yoshikawa

[Dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/694/mako-yoshikawa-101998_dreams_i-dream-of-a-fortress-so-strong-it-can-l_185700.jpg)

> [“I do not want to spend my life clinging stubbornly to wispy memories of a happiness that may have never been.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mako-yoshikawa/i-do-not-want-to-spend-my-life-clinging-stubbornly-to-wispy-memories/)

Mako Yoshikawa

[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b7/mako-yoshikawa-101998_life_i-do-not-want-to-spend-my-life-clinging_1002386.jpg)

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