Ana Cedeno

“No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark.”
― Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head

“Sooner or later, though, no matter where in the world we live, we must join the diaspora, venturing beyond our biological family to find our logical one, the one that actually makes sense for us. We have to, if we are to live without squandering our lives.”
― Armistead Maupin, Logical Family: A Memoir

“What tethers me to my parents is the unspoken dialogue we share about how much of my character is built on the connection I feel to the world they were raised in but that I've only experienced through photos, visits, food. It's not mine and yet, I get it. First-generation kids, I've always thought, are the personification of déjà vu.”
― Durga Chew-Bose, Too Much and Not the Mood: Essays

“You're trying to eat grass that isn't there. Why don't you give it a chance to grow?”
― Richard Adams, Watership Down