The Distance Between Us Quotes

“I’d rather be poor but together,” he said. I thought about my own father, and the choice he’d made to go north, the price we’d paid for that decision. Was my uncle right? Was it better to be poor but together? Or was it better to try to find a better life, even if it meant breaking up your family?”
― Reyna Grande, The Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition

“college honors, honors in my major, and Phi Beta Kappa.”
― Reyna Grande, The Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition

“But Anne got lucky when she was adopted by people who let her be who she wanted to be, who loved her and praised her for her talents, and who were not afraid to tell her they were proud of her.”
― Reyna Grande, The Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition