I love 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X.' That was like the only black book we read in high school. Votes: 0
I'm a product of a fragmented world. Votes: 0
I don't think you can be from the Caribbean and not know a certain amount about the apocalypse. Votes: 0
A heart like mine, which never got any kind of affection growing up, is terrible above all things. Votes: 0
The half-life of love is forever. Votes: 0
I was, as a kid, really obsessed with reading... that was about as geeky as you could possibly get. Votes: 0
Being an author is always like being a well-run dictatorship - it's all one person speaking. Votes: 0
As expected: she, the daughter of the Fall, recipient of its heaviest radiation, loved atomically. Votes: 0
She was the kind of girlfriend God gives you young, so you'll know loss the rest of your life. Votes: 0
A person doesn't mourn forever. Votes: 0
And that's when I know it's over. As soon as you start thinking about the beginning, it's the end. Votes: 0
The only way out is in. Votes: 0
Character is the plot in many ways Votes: 0
I grew up in the shadow of the Trujillato, saw how the regime had ravaged so many families. Votes: 0
Anger has a way of returning. Votes: 0
You were at the age where you could fall in love with a girl over an expression, over a gesture Votes: 0
To an outsider, I just seem like a list of accomplishments. To me, all there is is how often I fail. Votes: 0
The only difference between a published and unpublished writer is a tolerance for imperfection. Votes: 0
I can't imagine anybody who ends up being an artist who didn't pass through a time of geekiness. Votes: 0
Literature is less involved in giving you answers and more dedicated to giving you insight. Votes: 0
It took me sixteen years to write. Votes: 0
When she smiles niggers ask her for her hand in marriage; when I smile folks check their wallets. Votes: 0
It's just a matter of willpower. The day you decide it's over, it's over. You never get over it. Votes: 0
but back then, in those first days, I was so alone that every day was like eating my own heart. Votes: 0
[The biggest disappointment is] that he [Barack Obama] deported everybody and their grandmother. Votes: 0
You can't be a human without seeing. Votes: 0