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Three Keys (Front Desk, #2) QUOTES

Three Keys (Front Desk, #2) QUOTES

1 " the worry that if he didn’t take every single thing, a part of him would be lost forever. "

― Kelly Yang , Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

2 " But you can't give up on people. It's one of the three keys of friendship. You gotta listen, you gotta care, and most importantly, you gotta keep trying. "

― Kelly Yang , Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

3 " The pain broke my heart into a thousand pieces. "

― Kelly Yang , Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

4 " Race might be a social construct, but racism’s as real as the clouds,” he said, pointing at the sky. “You can see it, and you can feel it when it pours. "

― Kelly Yang , Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

5 " It’s like being a pencil, when everyone else is a pen,” she finally said. “You worry you can be erased anytime. "

― Kelly Yang , Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

6 " Here we treat everyone like family,” I said. “No matter who you are and where you came from. That’s what makes it special to me. "

― Kelly Yang , Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

7 " America is a nation of immigrants. Our founders were immigrants. They worked hard to create a country that would welcome everyone. "

― Kelly Yang , Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

8 " I have fear every day...But let me tell you something about fear: If you don't control it, it controls you. "

― Kelly Yang , Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

9 " And by the way, your cookies are stale. "

― Kelly Yang , Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

10 " No way am I going to let it go to greedy Mr. Delaney and his stale cookies. "

― Kelly Yang , Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

11 " Even if we hire someone else, it’s still not enough for your mom and me to both go after our dreams,” he said with a sigh. “Sometimes in families, you can only choose one.” He reached down and touched the cover of his lab technician certificate book with his calloused hands one last time, before reluctantly putting it away. “And I’m choosing your mom’s. "

― Kelly Yang , Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

12 " which we’re "

― Kelly Yang , Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

13 " As Lupe held out the red ribbon and Jason lifted up the bow, I cut it with the golden scissors. The entire motel erupted in cheers. "

― Kelly Yang , Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

14 " 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)

15 " It’s one of the three keys of friendship. You gotta listen, you gotta care, and most importantly, you gotta keep trying. "

― Kelly Yang , Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

16 " 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. "

― Kelly Yang , Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)