The Sun Is Also a Star

by Nicola Yoon

“We have big, beautiful brains. We invent things that fly. Fly. We write poetry. You probably hate poetry, but it’s hard to argue with ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate’ in terms of sheer beauty. We are capable of big lives. A big history. Why settle? Why choose the practical thing, the mundane thing? We are born to dream and make the things we dream about.”

America’s not really a melting pot. It’s more like one of those divided metal plates with separate sections for starch, meat, and veggies.