If You're Going To Be A Myth

You Know, One, Two, Three, Four, Five Years Go By And Then Marcos Gets A Little Boring.

So, You Know, I Always Say That I'm A Mexican, But If I Had To Be A Citizen Of Anywhere Else, I'd Be A Citizen Of Manhattan. I Feel Very Much A New Yorker.

I'm An Efficient, Good, Professional Reporter. But I Also Write. And So What I Try To Do Is Write About Places That I Know That I Care About Intensely And Write About Them In A Way That Conveys The Fact That I Care.

And, Of Course, Millions Of Us Cross The Border To Work In Us Homes And Gardens And Factories And Carpentry Shops And Restaurants, And If You Go To A Restaurant Pretty Much Anywhere In The United States, The Chances Are That The Dishes Will Be Washed By A Mexican.

The Best Translators Slip Into The Glove Of A Text And Then Turn It Inside Out Into Another Language, And The Whole Thing Comes Out Looking Like A Brand-new Glove Again. I'm Completely In Awe Of This Skill, Since I Happen To Be Both Bilingual And A Writer, But Nevertheless A Lousy Translator.