Inside Out & Back Again Sadness Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Part.Poem.Stanza)

Quote #7

[…]
Brother Quang translates
into a microphone,
his voice sad and slow. (2.13.4)

Being forced to do things that you really don't want to do, or that are inconvenient, can make people sad, too. This is a big responsibility for Quang, and he doesn't want it.

Quote #8

My new teacher tilts
her head back
fakes
an even sadder laugh. (3.14.16)

The saddest thing about Hà's teacher in the United States is that she has no clue how to help Hà integrate into her classroom.

Quote #9

No one would believe me
but at times
I would choose
wartime in Saigon
over
peacetime in Alabama. (3.37.8)

There is so much for Hà to feel sad about, and this statement sums it all up: She is homesick. Even if Saigon wasn't perfect, it was still home.