# Quote — Tiphanie Yanique, Land of Love and Drowning

> America is not the only country in the world, nor is it the best. It is a new country, with new ways, but it is not the only way, nor is it the best way.

- Author: [Tiphanie Yanique](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tiphanie-yanique.md)
- Book: [Land of Love and Drowning](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tiphanie-yanique/land-of-love-and-drowning.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tiphanie_Yanique#Land_of_Love_and_Drowning_(2014)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/tiphanie-yanique/land-of-love-and-drowning/america-is-not

## More from this book

> We all have our own island, the one we carry with us wherever we go.

p. 167 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tiphanie-yanique/land-of-love-and-drowning/we-all-have.md)

> People often forget that they too are subject to the whims of the sea, that their flesh and bone can be pulled down and swallowed up just like anything else. But the sea remembers. It remembers everything, from the smallest broken shell to the largest sunken ship.

p. 283 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tiphanie-yanique/land-of-love-and-drowning/people-often-forget.md)

> It is not only a question of whether the American way of life is superior, but whether the American way of life is sustainable. Can we really continue to exploit the resources of the Caribbean for our own benefit without consequences?

p. 219 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/tiphanie-yanique/land-of-love-and-drowning/it-is-not.md)