Private Label Quotes

“Have you eaten" in Chinese culture is as close to "I love you" and "I forgive you" as you can get.”
― Kelly Yang, Private Label: A Contemporary YA Romance About Two Chinese Immigrant Teens Finding Love and Belonging

“Everybody make mistake. Best way is to apologize," she tells me, putting her scissors down and sitting next to me. "But you never apologize." She frowns at me. "Because I'm always right.”
― Kelly Yang, Private Label: A Contemporary YA Romance About Two Chinese Immigrant Teens Finding Love and Belonging

“I don't think there are any wrong roads. I think there are just roads. Not everything's gonna be smooth for me. I'm sure there's gonna be all kinds of bumps ahead to being a stand-up comic. But I kinda think the bumps are what's interesting.”
― Kelly Yang, Private Label: A Contemporary YA Romance About Two Chinese Immigrant Teens Finding Love and Belonging

“With Chinese mothers, it's always easier to eat more than to talk.”
― Kelly Yang, Private Label: A Contemporary YA Romance About Two Chinese Immigrant Teens Finding Love and Belonging

“And hey, it’s America. Land of the free, right? Get up there and say whatever you want. That’s the best part about this country to me.”
― Kelly Yang, Private Label

“Hope is such a dangerous thing in Chinese culture. That's why there's a "scarf" radical in the characters... too much and it can choke you.”
― Kelly Yang, Private Label: A Contemporary YA Romance About Two Chinese Immigrant Teens Finding Love and Belonging