The way the media cycle works, the way the news works, and the way people's attention span works, is that we only learn that people exist when there is crisis.
Edwidge DanticatBeing a shy child, I always longed for a mask. Even in my adult life, I have glasses, they are my mask.
Edwidge DanticatPeople 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 Danticat