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We Are Not from Here
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"We Are Not from Here" Quotes

"We Are Not from Here" follows the harrowing journey of three Guatemalan teenagers as they flee violence and seek asylum in the United States.

Quotes

The world isn’t safe. We already know that.

Jenny Torres Sanchez

realitysafety

Hope is a thing with claws.

Jenny Torres Sanchez

hopefear

There are things we carry that weigh us down, but there are also those that lift us up.

Jenny Torres Sanchez

burdenstrength

Sometimes you have to leave everything behind to find what you really need.

Jenny Torres Sanchez

sacrificeself-discovery

Fear can be louder than a scream.

Jenny Torres Sanchez

fearemotions

We are all searching for a place where we belong.

Jenny Torres Sanchez

belongingjourney

The heart doesn’t forget what it feels.

Jenny Torres Sanchez

memoryemotion

It’s the things we don’t say that haunt us the most.

Jenny Torres Sanchez

regretunspoken

Dreams are the threads that weave our futures.

Jenny Torres Sanchez

dreamsfuture

Courage isn’t the absence of fear; it’s acting despite it.

Jenny Torres Sanchez

couragefear