Accounts Quote by Edwidge Danticat

I grew up in the Haitian culture. Everything we did was from the Haitian culture.

— Sony Michel

If you're going to write, then write a novel with a Haitian woman in it and try and describe her accurately. When you can…

— Jeff Buckley

One can't do anything alone in Haiti. Sharing and cooperation are so deeply woven into the culture that sometimes it's hard to have a…

— Madison Smartt Bell

Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to look at…

— Jean-Bertrand Aristide

I'm happy to be part of this chorus of people who are trying to tell more complex stories about Haiti.

— Edwidge Danticat

I've been impressed, over the last 15 years, with how often the somewhat conspiratorial comments of Haitian villagers have been proven to be correct…

— Paul Farmer

There is a kind of sense of truth and reconciliation that is non-formalized, but it's understood and accepted. Haitians are Haitians and there is…

— Sean Penn

Every time there has been an effort by the Haitian people to overcome the misery and poverty that comes from 200 years of bitter…

— Noam Chomsky

Haiti is not a world aside, a world apart. Culture and imaginations have always been part of our rebirth.

— Raoul Peck

Haitians must understand that they have to collaborate to resolve the country's problems - no one is coming to rescue them.

— Jovenel Moise

I think that the kinds of stereotypes that people have about Haitians or about HIV sufferers exist because we don't realize that these are…

— Kwame Dawes

I think it's really important for Haitians living abroad to go back and help with the development and infrastructure, especially because there are so…

— Meta Golding