Narrative Nonfiction Quotes

“We imagine our paths are freely chosen. But there is a need to account for biology and history, the random intercession of other people, culture, race, and the mystery of the transcendent.
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― George Critchlow, The Lifer and the Lawyer: A Story of Punishment, Penitence, and Privilege

“Let's make this earth great again!”
― Shoshi Herscu, Mass Awakening

“I explain in detail why I feel Homicide is better than Suicide in chapter 1,
For every person who has lost their cancer battle, there is someone who has won, Here's my cancer story.
All relationships are gifts and will come to an end, sometimes not like the way we want.”
― Ms. Angela, My Life is a Soap Opera

“So, a little desperate and surprisingly inspired, I bought a cap. Not just any cap. I picked one with a bright-gold visor, a gold button at the top, a crown of navy blue, an American flag on the left temple, and—on the forehead emblem—a spread-winged eagle over a rising sun and a red-and-green tractor-trailer and the white letters “America— Spirit of Freedom.” On the back, over my cerebellum, was a starred banner in blue, white, red, green, and gold that said “Carnesville, GA Petro.” I put on that hat and disappeared. The glances died like flies. I could sit anywhere, from Carnesville to Tacoma. In Candler, North Carolina, while Ainsworth was outside fuelling the truck, I sat inside in my freedom hat saying “Biscuits and gravy” to a waitress. She went “Oooooo wheeeee” and I thought my cover wasn’t working, but a trucker passing her had slipped his hand between the cheeks of her buttocks, and she did not stop writing.”
― John McPhee, Uncommon Carriers

“And though not everyone went in, many of us walked in on a Friday and came out ten years later. Some never came back.”
― Jorge Noguerales, La película de mi viaje