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'm happy to be part of this chorus of people who are trying to tell more complex stories about Haiti.

When you are working on something, you have to believe that people will still be reading when you're done!

I don't know what will happen to the physical book and what it will mean for authors. I worry whether it will mean people can still make their careers this way. Will whatever comes next allow people to be able to own their ideas and be able to take time to develop them?

You learned in school that you have pencils and paper only because the trees gave themselves in unconditional sacrifice.

People often think of Haiti as a place where you're not supposed to have any joy. I wanted to show that this is a place with joy.

Vodou is one of the religions practiced in Haiti, a rich religion for the people.