In the '40s and '50s, a lot of teachers and librarians saw the graphic novel as the enemy of reading.
Gene Luen YangIt's easy to become anything you wish . . . so long as you're willing to forfeit your soul.
Gene Luen YangWait." "So what am I supposed to do now?" "You know, Jin, I would have saved myself from five hundred years' imprisonment beneath a mountain of rock had I only realized how good it is to be a monkey." (222-223)
Gene Luen YangIf you look at our world, we're becoming so much more diverse in every sense of the word. It's not just about culture or identity. It's also about the different ways we communicate.
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