A Good American Quotes

“We are all immigrants, a glorious confection of races and beliefs, united by the rock that we live on. As the years wash over us and new generations march into the future, family histories are subsumed into the greater narrative. We become, simply, Americans.”
― Alex George, A Good American

“You'll leave. And then one day you'll come back, and everything that you once loved about the place will drive you a little bit crazy.”
― Alex George, A Good American

“My grandmother's life had been one long opera. There had been drama, heroes, villains, improbable twists, all that. But most of all there had been love, great big waves of it, crashing ceaselessly against the rocks of life, bearing us all back to grace.”
― Alex George, A Good American

“Always, there was music.”
― Alex George, A Good American

“It's not about exact measurements or ingredients', shrugged Lomax, when Joseph complained. 'Good food is about feeling. Cooking is an art, not a science. You got to have soul to feed people right.' He smiled. 'That's what this is. Soul food.”
― Alex George, A Good American

“What is it?" She hissed through clenched teeth. "What's wrong?"

He bent down toward her. "I was just thinking how beautiful you looked."

The punch was impressive, both accurate and strong. Jette's fist caught her husband squarely on the jaw. It was an absolute peach of a shot, and it propelled him backward into the chest of drawers.”
― Alex George, A Good American

“When it comes to dreams and fancies and castles in the air, I have the soul of a millionaire.”
― Alex George, A Good American