All Anyone Can Hope For Is Just

It's Not Easy To Start Over In A New Place,' He Said. 'exile Is Not For Everyone. Someone Has To Stay Behind, To Receive The Letters And Greet Family Members When They Come Back.

The Whole Military Structure In Haiti That Existed Until The Early 1990s Was Put In Place By The American Occupation. At The Top There Were Southern White Officers, Who Led An Army That Crushed The Indigenous Resistance - The Cacos. A High-ranking U.s. Officer Said When He Arrived, "to Think These Niggers Speak French!" Later, Haitian Officers Attended The Notorious School Of The Americas At Fort Benning. The Threat From The U.s. Is Something That Is Always Hanging Over People's Heads: If We Don't Behave, We'll Have Occupation Again.

I Think It's Hard To Write A Book About Happiness Because Fiction Requires Tension And Complication.

Toni Cade Bambara Said: “writing Is The Way I Participate In The Struggle.”

I Remember Reading An Interview With A Writer Who Said That In Nonfiction If You Have One Lie It Sort Of Messes It Up. But In Fiction The Real Details Give You So Much More Credibility, Because People Do So Much Research Just To Write Fiction. In Fiction You're Trying To Recreate Something Lifelike.