The authors’ original words do their work more justice than any book review I write, and when grouped together, the quotes become atmospheric of the state they are set in. I hope you enjoy this addition of a “Favorite Quotes” series to my Andrea Reads America coverage.
From The Ballad of Rocky Ruiz by Manuel Ramos
“Our hands met in a halfhearted attempt at the Chicano handshake, but we didn’t quite remember all the intricacies.”
“He had a gleam in his eyes, like mica dust, and he was either higher than a kite or in love.”
“I had seen him like this one other time – the night Rocky Ruiz was shotgunned to death by masked and hooded men on a dark country road, twenty years ago.”
“Before I could face the pile of deadlines stacked on my desk, I convinced myself I had to have a breakfast burrito and…
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