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61 " The Bay Area traffic is so slow, it's like waiting for a GIF to load. "
― Kelly Yang , New from Here
62 " We never know that life's going to throw at us. But one thing we can control is how we treat each other. "
63 " Being the man doesn't mean being harsh. It means you're kind to those you love. "
64 " 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. "
65 " think an accent is like your very own unique signature of all the places you’ve been. Like stamps in a passport. It has nothing to do with where you’re going. "
― Kelly Yang , Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)
66 " It’s one of the three keys of friendship. You gotta listen, you gotta care, and most importantly, you gotta keep trying. "
67 " My sentences were such potato chips compared to his literary souffles. "
― Kelly Yang , Room to Dream (Front Desk #3)
68 " Some things were easier to say to four hundred thousand people than to just one. "
69 " America is a nation of immigrants. Our founders were immigrants. They worked hard to create a country that would welcome everyone. It says so on the Statue of Liberty. "
70 " That's a lot of butter," I said, trying to distract everyone. IT was true too: There were about thirty sticks, enough to make a croissant the size of a car. "
71 " You can't just bottle up the bad stuff and only tell people the good. "
72 " As a small business owner, I refuse to give up or to be intimidated. I think the only way to compete with big business is with big heart. "
73 " Sometimes a loss isn't really a loss. It's an opportunity. You just can't see it yet. "
74 " As I watched the bills slip away, the money I had worked so hard for on my first day at the front desk, I wondered which was better—to have had something for just a second and then have it taken away, or to have never had it at all. "
― Kelly Yang
75 " Everyone respects white-people food! "
76 " 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. "