People think that there is a country there that these people are only around when they are on CNN. I don't think that's limited to Haiti.
Edwidge DanticatI would hate for people to generalize about every Haitian from something that one Haitian did, or a group of Haitians did.
Edwidge DanticatWhole interaction between the storyteller and the listeners had a very powerful influence on me.
Edwidge DanticatThe 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.
Edwidge Danticat