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> [“Before the immigration crisis was declared in the summer of 2014, minors seeking immigration relief were given approximately twelve months to find a lawyer to represent their case before their first court hearing. But when the crisis was declared and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valeria-luiselli/before-the-immigration-crisis-was-declared-in-the-summer-of-2014/)

[Valeria Luiselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valeria-luiselli/)

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## More by Valeria Luiselli

> [“Genetics is a science full of gods, Mr. Sanchez.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valeria-luiselli/genetics-is-a-science-full-of-gods-mr-sanchez/)

[Valeria Luiselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valeria-luiselli/)

> [“Some compare La Bestia to a demon, others to a kind of vacuum that sucks distracted riders down into its metal entrails. And when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valeria-luiselli/some-compare-la-bestia-to-a-demon-others-to-a-kind-of-vacuum-that/)

[Valeria Luiselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valeria-luiselli/)

> [“He fell into a solemn silence, which he only eventually broke to say, “I think I’ve become a terrible person. In fact, I’ve become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valeria-luiselli/he-fell-into-a-solemn-silence-which-he-only-eventually-broke-to-say-i/)

[Valeria Luiselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valeria-luiselli/)

> [I learned to keep at a certain distance from things - and to make myself a little bit invisible while I observed and understood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valeria-luiselli/i-learned-to-keep-at-a-certain-distance-from-things-and-to-make/)

[Valeria Luiselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valeria-luiselli/)

> [“Writer and former Border Patrol officer Francisco Cantú has written poignantly about these death maps and all the “clearly marked ghosts” that dot the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valeria-luiselli/writer-and-former-border-patrol-officer-francisco-cant-has-written/)

[Valeria Luiselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valeria-luiselli/)

> [“Because—how do you explain that it is never inspiration that drives you to tell a story, but rather a combination of anger and clarity?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valeria-luiselli/because-how-do-you-explain-that-it-is-never-inspiration-that-drives/)

[Valeria Luiselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valeria-luiselli/)

> [Writers tend to think they occupy a much more relevant place in society than we actually do. But we really are closer to buffoons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valeria-luiselli/writers-tend-to-think-they-occupy-a-much-more-relevant-place-in/)

[Valeria Luiselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valeria-luiselli/)

> [“Everyone says they're empty. Everyone says – vast and flat. Everyone – mesmerizing. Nabokov probably said somewhere – indomitable. But no one had ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valeria-luiselli/everyone-says-they-re-empty-everyone-says-vast-and-flat-everyone/)

[Valeria Luiselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valeria-luiselli/)

> [I like reading the world through a writer's eyes, rather than seeing a writer looking at him or herself as if at the center…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valeria-luiselli/i-like-reading-the-world-through-a-writer-s-eyes-rather-than-seeing-a/)

[Valeria Luiselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valeria-luiselli/)

> [“I know I need to generate a structure full of holes so that I can always find a place for myself on the page,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valeria-luiselli/i-know-i-need-to-generate-a-structure-full-of-holes-so-that-i-can/)

[Valeria Luiselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valeria-luiselli/)

> [Cities have often been compared to language: you can read a city, it's said, as you read a book. But the metaphor can be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valeria-luiselli/cities-have-often-been-compared-to-language-you-can-read-a-city-it-s/)

[Valeria Luiselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valeria-luiselli/)

> [“Perhaps it's right that words contain nothing, or almost nothing. That their content is, at the very least, variable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valeria-luiselli/perhaps-it-s-right-that-words-contain-nothing-or-almost-nothing-that/)

[Valeria Luiselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valeria-luiselli/)

> [“Rapes: eighty percent of the women and girls who cross Mexico to get to the U.S. border are raped on the way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valeria-luiselli/rapes-eighty-percent-of-the-women-and-girls-who-cross-mexico-to-get/)

[Valeria Luiselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valeria-luiselli/)

> [“Before the immigration crisis was declared in the summer of 2014, minors seeking immigration relief were given approximately twelve months to find a lawyer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valeria-luiselli/before-the-immigration-crisis-was-declared-in-the-summer-of-2014/)

[Valeria Luiselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valeria-luiselli/)

> [“And perhaps the only way to grant any justice—were that even possible—is by hearing and recording those stories over and over again so that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valeria-luiselli/and-perhaps-the-only-way-to-grant-any-justice-were-that-even-possible/)

[Valeria Luiselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valeria-luiselli/)

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