“We're the unknown Americans, the ones no one even wants to know, because they've been told they're supposed to be scared of us and because maybe if they did take the time to get to know us, they might realize that we're not that bad, maybe even that we're a lot like them. And who would they hate then?”
― The Book of Unknown Americans
― The Book of Unknown Americans
“Because a place can do many things against you, and if it’s your home or if it was your home at one time, you still love it. That’s how it works.”
― The Book of Unknown Americans
― The Book of Unknown Americans
“I know some people here think we’re trying to take over, but we just want to be a part of it. We want to have our stake. This is our home, too.”
― The Book of Unknown Americans
― The Book of Unknown Americans
“Sometimes one who thinks himself incomplete is merely young. —Italo Calvino”
― A Few Seconds of Radiant Filmstrip: A Memoir of Seventh Grade
― A Few Seconds of Radiant Filmstrip: A Memoir of Seventh Grade
“What if God wants us to be happy? What if there’s nothing else around the bend? What if all our unhappiness is in the past and from here on out we get an uncomplicated life? Some people get that, you know. Why shouldn’t it be us?”
― The Book of Unknown Americans
― The Book of Unknown Americans
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