Napoleon Had Been Fighting This Army Of

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

The Best Moment In Writing Any Book Is When You Just Can't Wait To Get Back To The Writing, When You Can't Wait To Re-enter That Fictional Place, When Your Fictional Town Feels Even More Real Than The Town Where You Actually Live.

They Say Behind Mountains Are More Mountains.

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

One Of The Things That Sparked My Interest In This Is The Case Of Emmanuel Constant, Who Started A Militia Called Fraph That Was Backed By The Cia. Fraph Killed Thousands Of Haitians In The Early 1990s. Now While Constant Is Living Comfortably In Queens, Other Haitians Are Being Deported. I Wanted To See How Those Who Have Been Bruised By People Like That Deal With Coming Face To Face With Their Torturers.