America Quote by Carol Emshwiller

“Think of anything, of cowboys, of movies, of detective stories, of anybody who goes anywhere or stays at home and is an American and…

— Gertrude Stein

“Historically, people move west more than east. People go east only when invited. When opportunity knocks. People go west when all bets are off:…

— Karen Hines

“Long, long ago, I learned the heart cannot live in two places. I had to choose. My heart is in America. Where is yours?”

— Marivi Soliven

“East, west, south, or north makes little difference. No matter what your destination, just be sure to make every journey a journey within. If…

— Elif Shafak

“That’s the place to get to—nowhere. One wants to wander away from the world’s somewheres, into our own nowhere.”

— D.H. Lawrence

“If going east or west, or back and forth It always pays to keep in sight true north”

— John Bryden

“Maybe it’s the instinct of every immigrant, born of necessity or of longing: Someplace else will be better than here. And the condition: if…

— Cristina Henriquez

“There are countries of the world, and regions of one's own mind, where it is unwise to travel.”

— Chris Cleave

“Every American is from somewhere else. Each is hated for what he brings that is different from the rest. We live in uneasy peace.…

— Scott Turow

“Contrary to popular belief: Knowing where you are from will not really tell you where you are going. It will merely tell you why…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“It is like being two foreigners, trapped in a land we have come to, unable to return to our own, and having only each…

— Robin Hobb

“It struck me that distant cities are designed precisely so you can know where you came from. We bring home with us when we…

— Colum McCann