“At hearing the news, he unsuccessfully tried to stop himself from being happy. He wondered how it happened that his average grades and middling job experience were somehow deemed weightier than genuine life skills--Renato's naked ambition, Angela's people skills, Vincent's… — Glenn Diaz Copy Share Image
“Learning English was like lifting a veil, one which would be, he'd learn, impossible to fully restore.” — Glenn Diaz Copy Share Image
“At hearing the news, he unsuccessfully tried to stop himself from being happy. He wondered how it happened that his average grades and middling… — Glenn Diaz Copy Share Image
“Learning English was like lifting a veil, one which would be, he'd learn, impossible to fully restore.” — Glenn Diaz Copy Share Image
“Here, then, happiness is obviously a form of strength, a subversion even, a modus of survival, even if at times it appears superficial and… — Glenn Diaz Copy Share Image
“She gave it a shot' was how she planned to euphemize the five-year detour: to her therapist, to curious friends, to herself. Had she… — Glenn Diaz Copy Share Image
“A few moments into the ride, I saw Reynaldo's figure down the road, walking erectly, holding something. Seeing him there, amid the banana trees… — Glenn Diaz Copy Share Image
