--- title: "1 Islands Staten Quotes By Daniel José Older" description: "1 Islands Staten quotes by Daniel José Older. Plus more from Daniel José Older and more Islands Staten sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eac/daniel-jos-older-26925_brooklyn_alright-beats-tee-said-mina-you-want-cri_2372875.jpg" --- > [“Alright, beats,” Tee said. “Mina — you want crime?” “Actually …” She squirmed in her chair and tugged at the scarf she had wrapped around her slender neck. “I was thinking — a lotta Staten Island folks, including my batshit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-jos-older/alright-beats-tee-said-mina-you-want-crime-actually-she-squirmed-in/) [Daniel José Older](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-jos-older/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eac/daniel-jos-older-26925_brooklyn_alright-beats-tee-said-mina-you-want-cri_2372875.jpg) ## More by Daniel José Older > [“This Book is Dedicated to Black Girls Everywhere. You are Powerful. You are Beautiful. You are Loved.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-jos-older/this-book-is-dedicated-to-black-girls-everywhere-you-are-powerful-you/) [Daniel José Older](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-jos-older/) > [“But once when she was chatting with some stupid boy online, she described herself as the color of coffee with not enough milk. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-jos-older/but-once-when-she-was-chatting-with-some-stupid-boy-online-she/) [Daniel José Older](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-jos-older/) > [“Tee shook her head. “You know how like … but then sometimes … and you’re just … ya know? Without any kinda … whatsoever.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-jos-older/tee-shook-her-head-you-know-how-like-but-then-sometimes-and-you-re/) [Daniel José Older](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-jos-older/) > [“Tee shook her head. “You know how like … but then sometimes … and you’re just … ya know? Without any kinda … whatsoever.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-jos-older/tee-shook-her-head-you-know-how-like-but-then-sometimes-and-you-re-2/) [Daniel José Older](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-jos-older/) > [“Spirits flitted through the red-and-orange sky like leaves blown on the October wind. They dipped and darted over the brownstones and housing projects, swooped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-jos-older/spirits-flitted-through-the-red-and-orange-sky-like-leaves-blown-on/) [Daniel José Older](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-jos-older/) > [“And then, like a dick, he's gone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-jos-older/and-then-like-a-dick-he-s-gone/) [Daniel José Older](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-jos-older/) > [“...and night would be falling over the ocean and all the lights would find her in the midst of the darkening world and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-jos-older/and-night-would-be-falling-over-the-ocean-and-all-the-lights-would/) [Daniel José Older](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-jos-older/) > [“So, sure – maybe I don’t know how I’m going to change the world yet… but whatever it is, it begins with what we’re…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-jos-older/so-sure-maybe-i-don-t-know-how-i-m-going-to-change-the-world-yet-but/) [Daniel José Older](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-jos-older/) > [“The same word anyone said when they didn’t understand something. Crazy was a way to shut people up, disregard them entirely.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-jos-older/the-same-word-anyone-said-when-they-didn-t-understand-something-crazy/) [Daniel José Older](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-jos-older/) > [“My mama told me not to take freaky magic cards from strange white girls I meet in the woods.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-jos-older/my-mama-told-me-not-to-take-freaky-magic-cards-from-strange-white/) [Daniel José Older](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-jos-older/) > [“Alright, beats,” Tee said. “Mina — you want crime?” “Actually …” She squirmed in her chair and tugged at the scarf she had wrapped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-jos-older/alright-beats-tee-said-mina-you-want-crime-actually-she-squirmed-in/) [Daniel José Older](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-jos-older/) > [“But it was hard work making suggestions and not blatant declarations with her ever-changing Puerto Rican body.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-jos-older/but-it-was-hard-work-making-suggestions-and-not-blatant-declarations/) [Daniel José Older](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-jos-older/) > [“If we didn’t we’d be summarily executed, remember? Or long-distance choke-smashed by your beloved archwizard woo-woo-in-chief.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-jos-older/if-we-didn-t-we-d-be-summarily-executed-remember-or-long-distance/) [Daniel José Older](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-jos-older/) > [“If you take any longer,” Rutilio chortled, “Sierra here will be in the nursing home by the time you’re done. Anyway, your entire family…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-jos-older/if-you-take-any-longer-rutilio-chortled-sierra-here-will-be-in-the/) [Daniel José Older](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-jos-older/) > [“Ghosts can be really out of line sometimes. It's one thing to come back for true love and cause a little hubbub. Or some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-jos-older/ghosts-can-be-really-out-of-line-sometimes-it-s-one-thing-to-come/) [Daniel José Older](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-jos-older/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/islands-staten/daniel-jos-older/#itemlist", "name": "1 Islands Staten Quotes By Daniel José Older", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Alright, beats,” Tee said. “Mina — you want crime?” “Actually …” She squirmed in her chair and tugged at the scarf she had wrapped around her slender neck. “I was thinking — a lotta Staten Island folks, including my batshit grandma, were Brooklyn folks once upon a time. Then Great White Flight happened and they dipped, ended up on one of the islands — Staten or Long — and took their money and resources with ’em. 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