"This is who I write about and who I write for. For the girls they were, for the girl I was, for girls everywhere who …"

"The world isn’t kind to black and brown girls, or black and brown women, especially when they come from working-class…"

"Because of anti-blackness in the United States and Latin America, most of us are either hyper-visible or invisible, o…"

"My origins as a writer started with my father loving books and, for me, reading about the history of Puerto Rico from…"

"I was in a state of rage, also. I was so angry and I couldn't really explain why. I didn't have the language for it. …"

"I hadn't been there in a very long time, because everyone who's ever lived there who has been lucky enough to get out…"

"I suffer from major depression, so every day is a struggle, even though every day is a blessing."

"My story wasn’t unique — somewhere there is a teenage girl with a mother who suffers from mental illness and addictio…"

"When I was a kid, I never felt like I fit anywhere. I felt like an outsider in almost every situation, like an alien …"

"Cishet men are always considered intellectuals, even when they write domestic novels or memoirs about boyhood."