"Dragonwings" Quotes
A Chinese boy in San Francisco dreams of building a flying machine to honor his father's legacy.
historical fiction | 336 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
Sometimes a man has to do something he doesn't like just because he's a man.
If you don't keep your word, nobody will believe you.
That's the way it is with dreams. They scratch at your door. You see them through the peephole, and you say, 'Oh, no, not today. I'm too busy, too tired.' But if you don't let them in, they'll make you feel even more tired.
You have to be realistic. If you're not, you'll never be able to do anything.
Families are like kites. You need to hold them tight so they won't fly away.
Sometimes things that are hard to bear are the best for us.
Sometimes a man has to do what a man has to do, even if he doesn't agree with it.
If you don't make a stand, you will never be able to change things.
We must always have hope, for it is what keeps us going when all seems lost.
Sometimes the hardest thing is to do nothing, to wait.
