To Start With, For Example

I Was Neither Doing These People Nor Myself A Favor By Showing Up When My Heart Wasn't In It. There Were Not Getting The Real Me, The Whole Me, The True Me.

Especially Moments When Things Are Very Difficult And Complicated For Me And I Am Still Trying To Grasp What Is Happening And I Am Still Trying To Understand And To Reach Family Back Home.

I Think It's Hard For An Outsider To Capture The Flavor Of A Community And All Its Nuances, So Ultimately Haitian-americans Need To Start Sharing Intimate Accounts Of Their Stories.

I Can't Wait For Both My Daughters To Be Old Enough To Read All My Books. I Loved It Every Time I Saw My Parents Acting Like More Than Just My Parents. And I'm Looking Forward To That With My Daughters Too. I Am Looking Forward To Having Them Discover Me As Someone Completely Other Than Their Mother.

Pretend That This Is A Time Of Miracles And We Believe In Them.