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Catch Her If You Can (Big Shots, #5)

by Tessa Bailey (Goodreads Author)

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Mar 02, 2026 09:54PM

“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?”
― Cristina Henriquez, The Book of Unknown Americans

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“When someone dies, it doesn't leave a hole, and that's the agony.”
― Cristina Henriquez, The Book of Unknown Americans

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“You shouldn't want to be like everyone else. Then you wouldn't be like you.”
― Cristina Henriquez, The Book of Unknown Americans

tags: confidence, cute, freedom, happiness, individuality, inspirational, love, romance, truth

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“I felt the way I often felt in this country - simultaneously conspicuous and invisible, like an oddity whom everyone noticed but chose to ignore”
― Cristina Henriquez, The Book of Unknown Americans

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“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.”
― Cristina Henriquez, The Book of Unknown Americans

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