Best friend Quote by Grace Lin

When I was younger, I was very princessy. I always wanted to be blond-haired and blue-eyed. This was before Mulan, so I was very…

— Grace Lin

I've always wanted to write an early reader. When I wrote my first novel, my goal was to make it an early reader, but…

— Grace Lin

The early readers are in-between books for the kids who aren't ready for novels yet but are done with my picture books. It's really…

— Grace Lin

That is a question you have to ask the Old Man of the Moon.

— Grace Lin

When I meet children at book signings, they'll bring me photos of when I first met them many years ago when they were reading…

— Grace Lin

If you make happy those that are near, those that are far will come.

— Grace Lin

“For even in the misty light, the goldfish man could see her smiling a secret smile up to the sky to where the mountain…

— Grace Lin

She's my friend, the boy said simply. That's who she is and that's enough for me. As Minli looked at the buffalo boy, aglow…

— Grace Lin

“Because stories are how we share our lives and what we truly mourn when they are lost. Stories are what connect us to our…

— Grace Lin

“Minli suddenly thought of Ma and Ba. A wave of longing washed through her and a dryness caught in her throat that the tea…

— Grace Lin

“Bringing fortune to our house! Making Fruitless Mountain bloom! You're always wishing to do impossible things! Stop believing stories and stop wasting your time.”

— Grace Lin

Your imagination will create many friends

— Grace Lin