Quotes By Author: kazuki kaneshiro

“We never belonged to a country we could sell out.’By the time Jeong-il made that declaration, he had achieved perfect grades and attendance for eight years running, could correctly pronounce ‘certainly’ in English, explain the present perfect tense, and read and write cursive letters. Not to mention he had never shoplifted, shaken anyone down for money, or gotten in a fistfight. He avoided people altogether. Jeong-il was always alone. Even the teachers didn’t know how to relate to him. None of my other friends tried to get to know him either.”