American Quote by Santino Hassell

“You speak very good English for an American.”

— Nico

“I speak gibberish to the civilized world and it replies in kind.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

“If it's by an American it's certain to be filth. That's all they write about.”

— Roald Dahl

“I think we are wise, we English speakers, to savor accents. They teach us things about our own tongue.”

— Anne Rice

“You were an American now and don’t let him hear you call yourself an Irish-American or a German-American.”

— Mary Beth Smith

“Because we were not in our country, we could not use our own languages, and so when we spoke our voices came out bruised.”

— NoViolet Bulawayo

“They don't talk the same language as us. I don't mean that they don't speak English, but that their minds are different. They're like…

— Eric Ambler

“Just remember, when someone has an accent, it means that he knows one more language than you do.”

— Sidney Sheldon

“His accent was thick and British, the kind that makes North Americans feel slightly ashamed.”

— Andrew Kaufman

“It continues to impress me how fluently Americans, even immigrants like her, speak of their achievements.”

— Olivia Sudjic

“The Americans are an extremely interesting people. They are absolutely reasonable. I think that is their distinguishing characteristic...I assure you there is no nonsense…

— Oscar Wilde

“Our voices sound kinder in the skin of our own language.”

— Melina Marchetta