Dewitt Oertle

“I realized that I might be a lonely Indian boy, but I was not alone in the loneliness. There were millions of other Americans who had left their birthplaces in search of a dream. (217)”
― Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“To die, it's easy. But you have to struggle for life.”
― Art Spiegelman, Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History

“Mrs. Byrne.” Mrs. Byrne smiled. “Hello, Nora. You look a little down. Hard day?” I nodded and said, “Yeah.”
― Andrew Clements, The Report Card

“An equation commonly contains one or more so-called unknowns, often represented by x, y, z, etc.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Played with Fire