...women, Brave As Stars At Dawn

Often When You're An Immigrant Writing In English, People Think It's Primarily A Commercial Choice. But For Many Of Us, It's A Choice That Rises Out Of The Circumstances Of Our Lives. These Are The Tools I Have At My Disposal, Based On My Experiences. It's A Constant Debate, Not Just In My Community But In Other Communities As Well. Where Do You Belong? You're Kind Of One Of Us, But You Now Write In A Different Language.

Their Maker, She Said, Gives Them The Sky To Carry Because They Are Strong. These People Do Not Know Who They Are, But If You See A Lot Of Trouble In Your Life, It Is Because You Were Chosen To Carry Part Of The Sky On Your Head. -pg. 25

Sometimes We Mask Ourselves To Further Reveal Ourselves, And It's Always Been Connected To Me With Being A Writer: We Tell Lies To Tell A Greater Truth. The Story Is A Mask; The Characters You Create Are Masks. That Appeals To Me. Aside From That, Too, In The Carnival The Masks Were Beautiful, And Offered A Vision Of Haitian Creativity.

I'm Not Saying Cubans Don't Deserve Asylum, But If It Is A National Security Issue, There Are People Who Are Coming From Cuba On Hijacked Airplanes. Why Isn't That A National Security Issue?

The People Did Not Elect Me. I Speak With One Voice That May Echo Other People, But I Am Part Of A Group Of People. That's Not Distancing Yourself From A Community, That's Also Allowing The Space For Others To Speak For Themselves.