Life's hard in Haiti right now. And the hardest thing is that the future does not lie with one person.

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

I think Haiti is a place that suffers so much from neglect that people only want to hear about it when it’s at its extreme. And that’s what they end up knowing about it.

Love is like the rain. It comes in a drizzle sometimes. Then it starts pouring and if you're not careful it will drown you.

Sometimes family members will ask to be kept out of certain things that I'm writing, and I try to respect that. I'd much rather have relatives than a book.

Anger is a wasted emotion.

Toni Cade Bambara said: “Writing is the way I participate in the struggle.”