If we are put here on this earth for our learning, then it's safe to say that life is a school and there are going to be tests. - Kayko Tamaki
At last started to play and she gestured to dance with me. As we slow danced I couldn’t tell what day or year it was. For all I know, Etta could have been singing it live. We danced like lovers do and as the song neared it’s melodic end, she whispered in my ear—I just got lost with you. - Kayko Tamaki
Mama, I love you and miss you so very much. The absence of of your physical presence propels me further into understanding the spirit. I am inspired to be aware and mindful of everything around me because there-- you exist, always speaking to me and always with me. - Kayko Tamaki
To all the motherless daughters out there; may your heartache serve you in the best of ways. May your grief give you a better understanding of yourself, may your sentiment allow you to express and create, and may your love expand beyond what you ever thought possible. - Kayko Tamaki
As a young girl I was told the truth. I knew about death. I was afraid to lose but not afraid to die. - Kayko Tamaki