It was the curse that made me do it, you know. I don't believe in that sh*t, Oscar. That's our parents' sh*t. It's ours, too, he said.

“Only a bitch of color comes to Harvard to get pregnant. White women don't do th…”

“Nilda is watching the ground as though she's afraid she might fall. My heart is…”

“How much English do you know? None, Papi said after a moment. Eulalio shook his…”

“Maybe we were together some other time.I can’t think when, I said.You tried not…”