"To start with, for example this year, 2004, is the bicentennial of Haitian independence."

-- Edwidge Danticat

#Years Quotes #Independence Quotes #Example Quotes

“The faith that anyone could move from rags to riches - with enough guts and gumption, hard work and nose to the grindstone - was once at the core of the American Dream.”

Source : "The Meaning of a Decent Society" by Robert Reich, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 19, 2013.
“Work controls my life, writing controls my life, performing controls my life.”

Source : "LatinoBuzz: An Interview with Lemon Andersen". Interview with Juan Caceres, www.indiewire.com. October 3, 2017.
“Dorian used to watch you like a starving man who wants meat. Now he looks at you like he wants seconds.”
“We were never designed to receive glory. We were designed to give glory.”
“I try to perfect my strong points and make my weaknesses adequate.”
“He took her in his arms right away. "I'm so sorry," he murmured in her ear. He rocked her, saying it over and over. But no matter how many times he said it, no matter how much she knew he meant it, the words stirred around in her ear but didn't get into her brain. Sometimes he could comfort her. Sometimes he said what she needed, but today he couldn't reach her. Nothing could.”
“Once I started writing all the time and interacting with poets, I made a conscious decision to identify myself as a poet. It's funny how much a single word can provide focus and direction. As soon as I claimed that identity, I started clearing more and more space for poetry in my life and applying poetic tools to other areas of my life. The world became a different place, and I witnessed it through different kinds of eyes.”
“Human beings do not readily admit desperation. When they do, the kingdom of heaven draws near”

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