New from Here Quotes

“We're all connected to each other. We all breathe the same air into our lungs. None of us are immune to each other's problems, that's why we have to care about each other.”
― Kelly Yang, New from Here

“Love is the only vaccine for hate. It's love that gets us through the hard times. And it's love that will bind us back together as a community, nation, and world.”
― Kelly Yang, New from Here

“We never know that life's going to throw at us. But one thing we can control is how we treat each other.”
― Kelly Yang, New from Here

“Sometimes you just need to look at a problem in a different way to solve it.”
― Kelly Yang, New from Here

“In moments of human tragedy, we need to show compassion and kindness.”
― Kelly Yang, New From Here

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― Kelly Yang, New From Here

“The Bay Area traffic is so slow, it's like waiting for a GIF to load.”
― Kelly Yang, New from Here

“What does that tell you about America?" Mom asks, opening the door to the car.

"That they have no standards?" I ask, still sour over her keeping a secret from me.

"No, that they're inclusive! And welcoming of everyone!" Mom says.”
― Kelly Yang, New from Here

“Stay out of it, Beach,”
― Kelly Yang, New From Here

“President Trump,”
― Kelly Yang, New From Here

“Mom calls us hun xuer, mixed blood. Dad says we're more like boba milk tea - the best of both cultures.”
― Kelly Yang, New from Here

“The point is, there are going to be people in life who try and make you feel bad for being different. Don’t let them,”
― Kelly Yang, New From Here

“Now that she’s no longer wearing her school uniform, every day she looks like a different character from Frozen II.”
― Kelly Yang, New From Here

“Even if we had the virus here, people would never panic to the point of stockpiling toilet paper… that’s ridiculous.”
― Kelly Yang, New From Here

“I’ll bet I’ll look like a red lobster by the time I get back.”
― Kelly Yang, New From Here

“Mom drops us off in front of Lucky’s, I tell my brother and sister my idea of helping Christopher deliver food. We have bikes and nothing to do after school. We could”
― Kelly Yang, New From Here

“know from experience, just because you have a lot of people around you doesn’t make you less lonely. It just makes your loneliness more squished.”
― Kelly Yang, New From Here

“Being the man doesn't mean being harsh. It means you're kind to those you love.”
― Kelly Yang, New from Here

“Taxes are like wedgies for adults.”
― Kelly Yang, New from Here

“We should not use this as an excuse to be hateful toward people just because of where they came from. In moments of human tragedy, we need to show compassion and kindness.”
― Kelly Yang, New from Here