Inside Out & Back Again Sadness Quotes

Hà's mother's eyes are often clues to her feelings, and when she twists her brows at the gravity of the situation they find themselves in—trying to decide whether to stay or flee—her children fall silent out of respect.

We think most parents would feel sad about their children going hungry and learning not to waste their food, since there isn't much of it.

This is an interesting moment. On the ship, Hà is surrounded by people who are sad—they've all just fled their homes, after all—and yet the sadness of strangers doesn't resonate as half as real to her as her brother's sadness over the death of his chick.