Andy Williams

“She was the sort of person who demanded adverbs: she never walked when she could stride briskly, and Sherry had never known her to whisper when she could instead confidently declare.”
― C.M. Waggoner, The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society

“She stood at the window and looked across the street. A sort of desperation gripped her. She’d had a baby and would be raising it to adulthood. My god—adulthood. From across the room, Madeline announced it was feeding time. “But you just ate,” Elizabeth reminded her. “WELL I DON’T REMEMBER,” Madeline screamed back, formally initiating the least fun game in the world: Guess What I Want Now.”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

“For many people in the world, learning more than one language is a necessity, either because of migration or simply because the place they live in is a global one and survival dictates it. It is a skill that requires an ability to adapt and challenge oneself, and for many immigrants, it’s one of the most difficult, humbling, and uneasy parts of coming to a new country. If you, the reader, find yourself confused, I hope instead of giving up, you might take a moment to imagine what it must be like for those who have to navigate this on a daily basis, and then forge onward.”
― Karissa Chen, Homeseeking

“You call your United States a free country, but there are a great many in it who do not like it to be free at all,” he said. “Why are they not stopped in their assaults upon the Chinese? We only ask to be allowed to live peaceably and labor honestly. We are not robbers, thieves, drunkards, or paupers, but honest, industrious men. We are invited here by the same invitation upon which the Germans, the Irish, the Italians, and other foreigners come here.” Quong Lee revealed that he had been an American citizen for thirteen years. “Consider us without prejudice, and you will have to admit that in all that goes to make good citizens, we are worthy of better regard than is shown to us,” he said.”
― Michael Luo, Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America