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" I'm always trying to, using literature, subvert people's responses. "

Luis Alberto Urrea

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" There is beauty in our roots. Sometimes we think our roots are shameful, and people tell you that you're no good or your ancestors are no good or that you come from a neighborhood of no hope and terrible crime. But it's about the beauty of those places, and I carry that with me. "

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