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> [I tell people to have a relationship with their work every day, even if it means you just move a comma.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achy-obejas/i-tell-people-to-have-a-relationship-with-their-work-every-day-even/)

[Achy Obejas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/achy-obejas/)

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## More by Achy Obejas

> [I feel possessive about stories I write in Spanish and so I usually end up translating those into English myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achy-obejas/i-feel-possessive-about-stories-i-write-in-spanish-and-so-i-usually/)

[Achy Obejas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/achy-obejas/)

> [I'm never afraid of research. I relish it!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achy-obejas/i-m-never-afraid-of-research-i-relish-it/)

[Achy Obejas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/achy-obejas/)

> [Each genre has its own process. I'm very intuitive about poetry. I usually write first and second drafts out by hand. The other end…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achy-obejas/each-genre-has-its-own-process-i-m-very-intuitive-about-poetry-i/)

[Achy Obejas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/achy-obejas/)

> [Both childbirth and abortion are medical procedures but neither is an illness, and sometimes they're both treated as such.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achy-obejas/both-childbirth-and-abortion-are-medical-procedures-but-neither-is-an/)

[Achy Obejas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/achy-obejas/)

> [I tell people to have a relationship with their work every day, even if it means you just move a comma.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achy-obejas/i-tell-people-to-have-a-relationship-with-their-work-every-day-even/)

[Achy Obejas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/achy-obejas/)

> [Our real world has evolved. It's become something much different, and inadvertently about healthcare, and about what it means to have good health, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achy-obejas/our-real-world-has-evolved-it-s-become-something-much-different-and/)

[Achy Obejas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/achy-obejas/)

> [I've gotten to try on voices very different than my own, and I've become much more aware of structure than ever before. Also, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achy-obejas/i-ve-gotten-to-try-on-voices-very-different-than-my-own-and-i-ve/)

[Achy Obejas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/achy-obejas/)

> [In journalism, if there's a hole in your story you figure out a way around it because you've got a 4 p.m. deadline. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achy-obejas/in-journalism-if-there-s-a-hole-in-your-story-you-figure-out-a-way/)

[Achy Obejas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/achy-obejas/)

> [So much depends on our health, and we tend to take it so for granted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achy-obejas/so-much-depends-on-our-health-and-we-tend-to-take-it-so-for-granted/)

[Achy Obejas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/achy-obejas/)

> [The legacy of the embargo will be Cuba's poverty and desperation. When the island comes out of it, they'll be even more desperate than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achy-obejas/the-legacy-of-the-embargo-will-be-cuba-s-poverty-and-desperation-when/)

[Achy Obejas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/achy-obejas/)

> [This is going to sound nuts but it took me forever to figure out why I'd stopped writing poetry - I mean, I went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achy-obejas/this-is-going-to-sound-nuts-but-it-took-me-forever-to-figure-out-why/)

[Achy Obejas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/achy-obejas/)

> [We're a long way from the embargo ending. Look at what just happened with the rollback of Obama's Cuba policies. Two idiot congressmen convinced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achy-obejas/we-re-a-long-way-from-the-embargo-ending-look-at-what-just-happened/)

[Achy Obejas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/achy-obejas/)

> [Interestingly, in Cuba abortion is treated as lightly as getting a mole removed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achy-obejas/interestingly-in-cuba-abortion-is-treated-as-lightly-as-getting-a/)

[Achy Obejas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/achy-obejas/)

> [Offspring were a joy or a shame, but still the crown of their elders, nature's unpredictable creatures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achy-obejas/offspring-were-a-joy-or-a-shame-but-still-the-crown-of-their-elders/)

[Achy Obejas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/achy-obejas/)

> [Journalism is very much public writing, writing with an audience in mind, writing for publication, and frequently writing quickly. And I know that when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achy-obejas/journalism-is-very-much-public-writing-writing-with-an-audience-in/)

[Achy Obejas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/achy-obejas/)

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