"The Buddha in the Attic" Quotes
"The Buddha in the Attic" follows the lives of Japanese mail-order brides as they navigate the challenges of assimilation and discrimination in early 20th century America.
historical fiction | 129 pages | Published in 2011
Quotes
On the boat we were mostly virgins.
Some of us on the boat were from Kyoto, and were delicate and fair, and had lived our entire lives in darkened rooms at the back of the house.
Some of us on the boat were from Nara, and prayed to our ancestors three times a day, and swore that we could still hear the temple bells ringing.
Some of us on the boat liked to eat, and so would be forever on diets, and some of us were already losing our looks.
Some of us had been in the service industry before we came to America, and were now going to be maids.
We would do anything to get out of there.
And so we began to dream.
We were raised to be married.
We did not know how to cook anything except rice and we did not care, and we were very hungry.
And then it was over.
