Even if we don't know if God exists, we can be certain love exists, because its power transcends death.

By community I mean that community you have a special vision for, that only you see, that no one else in a room sees. That special community in pain, that through a pain you've suffered, you're able to have that vision, that super-ray vision.

I'm not afraid to say what I'm afraid of. Does that make me fearless?

My Spanish is a daughter's Spanish. I write, but my Spanish really is very limited.

'Hispanic' is English for a person of Latino origin who wants to be accepted by the white status quo. 'Latino' is the word we have always used for ourselves.

That's why it's important to be multilingual, because it teaches you so much about your own language.

I'm filled with a new joy mixed with old grief.