interview with Democracy Now (2010)
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in terms of being immigrants, especially from a place like Haiti, when we see — you know, we see the cholera, we see the earthquake. I think people forget that there’s also this wonderful and powerful history of revolt, of resilience, of resistance, and this wonderful art that’s followed in its wake that has this great beauty to offer to the world.

— Edwidge Danticat

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "in terms of being immigrants, especially from a place like Haiti, when we see — you know, we see the cholera, we see the earthquake. I think people forget that there’s also this wonderful and powerful history of revolt, of resilience, of resistance, and this wonderful art that’s followed in its wake that has this great beauty to offer to the world." in the context of "interview with Democracy Now (2010)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Edwidge Danticat

About Edwidge Danticat

Edwidge Danticat (born January 19, 1969) is a Haitian-American novelist and short story writer.