Katherine Lara

“In that hospital they don't bury the dead, they keep them in rooms and talk to them.”
― Leslie Marmon Silko, Ceremony

“Why is it you like to cuss so much, Dante?"
"It's fun," he said.
Mr. Quintana laughted. "It is fun," he said. But then he said, "That kind of fun needs to happen when your mother isn't around."
Mrs. Quintana didn't like Mr. Quintana's advice. "What kind of lesson are you teaching him, Sam?”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“I don't mind working. And anyway, what would I do? I don't like to watch TV. I'm out of touch with my own generation. And I have you and Mom to thank for that.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“It took a great deal of energy to be a human being, and the more the wind blew and the sun moved southwest, the less energy Tayo had.”
― Leslie Marmon Silko, Ceremony