“What my yia yia could never understand about America was why everyone pretended to be happy all the time.” — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
“The American ideal, after all, is that everyone should be as much alike as possible.” — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
“It continues to impress me how fluently Americans, even immigrants like her, speak of their achievements.” — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“They call each other ‘E.’ Elvis picks wildflowers near the river and brings them to Emily. She explains half-rhymes to him. In… — Hans Ostrom Copy Share Image
“The American identity has never been a singular one and the voices of poets invariably sing, in addition to their own, the… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
“They never said “I don’t know.” They said, instead, “I’m not sure,” which did not give any information but still suggested the… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
“It is possible to insult Americans?” “They are automatically insulted and enraged,” said the young composer. “They form splenetic organizations by the… — Walter Van Tilburg Clark Copy Share Image
“At the unconscious level, Americans believe that good people succeed, that success is bestowed upon you by God. Your success demonstrates that… — Clotaire Rapaille Copy Share Image
“Checking a box on a form for race—"Caucasian," "Hispanic," "African-American," "Native American," or "Asian-American"—is untenable and ridiculous. For one thing, "American" is… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
“Certainly the most destructive vice if you like, that a person can have. More than pride, which is supposedly the number one… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
“American human beings are a slippery and protean bunch in real life, hard as hell to get any kind of universal handle… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
Don't knock America! Because we are the home of the brave & the land of the free. We kick ass. & the… — Glen Rambharack Copy Share Image
“On either side of them the essence of honky tonk beach resort had now enclosed them: gas stations, fried clam stands, Dairy… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“Sprinkled across the black waters below were at least a hundred small boats set out to greet the Leviathan , their navigation… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
“I found Americans arrogant, Germans rude, Britishers selfish, Frenchs desperate, Chinese worried and my own nation stupid.” — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
“Because this is America. You’re supposed to pretend that you don’t notice certain things.” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
“It's not Americans I find annoying; it's Americanism: a social disease of the postindustrial world that must inevitably infect each of the… — Trevanian Copy Share Image
“Americans, in foreign policy, are torn to the point of schizophrenia. They are reluctant, than aggressive; asleep at the switch, then quick… — Robert Kagan Copy Share Image
“I had the feeling that all over America such stupid arguments were taking place on street corners and in bars and restaurants.… — William S. Burroughs Copy Share Image
“Ethan was American, and so had a great capacity for indignation, forgiveness, and a firm belief in the powers of individual action.… — Annie Ward Copy Share Image
“And I wonder, therefore, how James Atlas can have been so indulgent in his recent essay ‘The Changing World of New York… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“He was an American character, one typical of men of his generation, men who embraced the notion of freedom and individualism and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Statistics say that a range of mental disorders affects more than one in four Americans in any given year. That means millions… — Carrie Fisher Copy Share Image
“I don't want her to know the truth about us." "I'm merely going to explain to explain that I'm not Nathaniel's mistress."… — Sabrina Jeffries Copy Share Image
