You eventually erase her contact info from your phone but not the pictures you took of her in bed while she was naked and asleep, never those.

As a Dominican man, you're socialized to be a playboy. You spend a lot of time being taught that women are important, but without the really positive framework of why. You figure out quickly it's because of culo (ass). But there is a sense that it's not that simple.

Books are wonderful, but they aren't that powerful.

The greatest myth of all is what America is. I think that America is such an incredibly dynamic place because of immigration.

You keep waiting for the heaviness to leave you. You keep waiting for the moment you never think about the ex again. It doesn't come.

You must learn her. You must know the reason why she is silent. You must trace her weakest spots. You must write to her. You must remind her that you are there. You must know how long it takes for her to give up. You must be there to hold her when she is about to. You must love her because many have tried and failed. And she wants to know that she is worthy to be loved, that she is worthy to be kept. And, this is how you keep her.

I just want some space to myself every now and then. Every time I’m with you I have this sense that you want something from me.