Top 10 Most Memorable Quotes from the Books of Author Nguyễn Nhật Ánh

1. Always find the silver lining in unfortunate situations, always remain cheerful even when life isn't, and always treat life kindly even when life doesn't always treat you kindly. These qualities are perhaps only found in Tèo, a boy who views being friends with the vast and open sky as a great joy—much greater than any personal loss. (Friendship with the Sky) 2. With a heart full of love, life will never feel like a burden. (Friendship with the Sky) 3. As I passed by the Sim Forest, I didn't stop, even though my heart raced. I feared that memories would keep me there. I was afraid of sitting alone in the Sim Forest, my heart would be overwhelmed by fallen leaves... (Blue Eyes)

1. Life has truly changed. There are profound changes, those that carry the weight of destiny and are not easily seen at first glance. (Blue Eyes) 2. In fact, character should be buttoned up, but when we forget to do so, we often don't feel the discomfort. Many adults tend to care more about the neatness of their clothes than the neatness of their character. Messy clothes are easy to spot, while the messiness of character is harder to detect—and when it's discovered, there are endless excuses to justify it. (Please Give Me a Ticket to Childhood) 3. Love—that incredibly unique emotion—has shown us at least some of the harsh and cruel truths about life. (Friendship with the Sky)

1. Everything adults teach is theoretically correct, and children recognize that. Yet, there’s an invisible force that pushes them to do things differently in real life. (Please Give Me a Ticket to Childhood) 2. Replacing admiration with envy rarely solves anything, other than the fact that envy will return to poison and consume the person who holds it. (The Little Dog with the Pink Basket) 3. I've seen many young people planning their lives: graduate from college at 22, marry at 25, start a business at 27, have their first child at 30, and so on. So rigid! But if a person’s life is planned so meticulously and scientifically, if everything falls perfectly into place as planned, will you feel emotionally fulfilled? (Please Give Me a Ticket to Childhood)

1. Have you ever felt sadness? Are there hundreds of reasons in life that lead us to sorrow? Isn't life, like a dog, constantly pelted by stones of sorrow? But no sorrow compares to the pain of losing a loved one. It’s a sorrow that can't be tucked away into some hidden corner of the mind. It spreads, infiltrating every crevice of your soul. It drains you, even when you’re doing nothing, leaving you exhausted every hour, minute, and second. (The Little Dog with the Pink Basket) 2. To live better, sometimes we need to learn how to be a child before we can learn to be an adult. (Please Give Me a Ticket to Childhood) 3. The first time I encountered sorrow, I realized my childhood was over. (Red Summer)

1. Friendship is the perfect soil for love to plant its seeds. One day, however, the friendship shirt will become too tight, and she will need a new one. (Once Upon a Love Story) 2. It seems that Tèo’s heart is always soaked in love. He always finds a way to forgive life, which keeps his soul at peace. (Friendship with the Sky) 3. In class, I always sat at the back. Sitting at the back meant I could gossip, argue, pinch, and do all sorts of mischief without worrying about being caught by the teacher. But the best part about that dark corner was that I was rarely called up to answer questions at the board. (Please Give Me a Ticket to Childhood)

1. Searching for love is as adventurous as hunting for treasure. You never know if what you'll dig up are golden bars or just broken shards of a pot. (Once Upon a Love Story) 2. The ultimate goal in life is to find happiness, as everyone does, because happiness isn't a pre-set feast served to each person. (Once Upon a Love Story) 3. In the sky, there are clouds of every shape, birds soaring, and occasionally, colorful butterflies fluttering around the window. The raindrops seem to be gently dotted on your skin, like someone teasing you with a paintbrush dipped in rain. (Friendship with the Sky)

1. The most important aspect of love is not understanding, but feeling. It is the emotions, not the analysis of those emotions, that create love. (Two Cats Sitting by the Window) 2. When you're too young, you can't understand that sometimes a dream is not something you must fulfill at all costs; it could even be something you're never able to achieve in your lifetime. One day, you'll realize that the true meaning of a dream is not whether it's practical, but the fact that it lets you live another life, with your own emotions, in a world where you can innocently embody the divine. (I Am Beto) 3. When someone is treated better than others, they inevitably become a thorn in the side of the rest. Neither the one who is favored nor those who dislike them are inherently evil. (I Am Beto)

1. My grandmother once said that there are two things you should never miss in life: the last bus and those who truly love you. (Dreamy Eyes) 2. I’m old enough now to understand that the world changes each year, and so does the heart. Childhood only has one road we walk together. As we grow, there are countless paths ahead, and just as many destinies, making it impossible for people not to forget each other. (Dreamy Eyes) 3. When we grow up, both joy and sorrow grow with us. In my dreams, there are no longer just grasshoppers and dragonflies like in childhood. Storms have started to follow, and gusts of wind seep through the palm leaves. Yes, even dreams grow up, too. (The Green Banana Tree Wears Shoes)

1. Many people fear sadness, but I don’t. What I fear is a life without sorrow or joy—just an empty, dull existence. Sometimes, we need sadness as a companion, especially when life suddenly feels empty and loneliness creeps in every minute. (Give Me a Ticket to My Childhood) 2. If you have to work hard to earn money, you will naturally develop a proper respect for it. Honest workers, like diligent gardeners, always treasure the fruits of their labor, just as gardeners cherish the produce that grows from their weathered hands. (I Am Beto) 3. The universe is strange sometimes—when you try to escape a memory or a person, you end up encountering fragments of that memory, scattered wherever you go. (Dreamy Eyes)

1. I miss the days of my childhood, where the toughest decision was figuring out what game to play next. (Give Me a Ticket to My Childhood) 2. When you place all your trust or admiration in someone, you stop being cautious, even skeptical. And sometimes, it’s that innocent faith that leads to your downfall. (I Am Beto) 3. Sometimes, you find yourself loving someone simply because they truly love you. Our souls are born to respond to love from another. It's like a flute, ready to sing when the summer breeze blows through. (I Am Beto)