20 Quotes by Jennine Capo Crucet

But I also instantly recognized this response as my conditioning from grad school, where these things were trained out of me, where I was reprogrammed in a way that actually took away my power while purporting to give me access to power--power that, through my voice, I'd already had.

There is nothing like the whites of someone’s eyes to convince you how very true what you believe is, how very much you must act on it.

A stack of banged-up grocery carts humped each other in a metal orgy in the far corner of the new Sedano’s parking lot.

Losing privilege can feel a lot like inequality. If something feels unfair to you as a white person, it’s likely that equality is actually being achieved in that moment.

But I also instantly recognized this response as my conditioning from grad school, where these things were trained out of me, where I was reprogrammed in a way that actually took away my power while purporting to give me access to power – power that, through my voice, I’d already had.

I've had lots of wonderful people help motivate me over the years to work hard and write.

I was in Minnesota and Illinois when I wrote 'How to Leave Hialeah.' When I come to Miami, I'm happy. I don't need to write in Miami.

It seems disrespectful to my parents who left... to hear their story over and over again which always ends with... 'and I'll never go back as long as anyone in the Castro family is in power.' Well, what happens if you can go back? Would you want to see things?

While my college had done an excellent job recruiting me, I had no road map for what I was supposed to do once I made it to campus.