One message? Hmmm. I don't know. Let me think about it, You can't try to simplify your politics with a slogan. You can't.

We believe that any immigrant — any immigrant — residing in this nation has a right — a right — to have access to the process allowing U.S. citizenship. No ifs. No buts. And, we feel that the underlying theme is that there is nothing more un-American than to be anti-immigrant.

'Flaubert's Parrot' is an amphibious book in which what appears to be a personal essay about Flaubertian writing is gradually, delicately transformed into an extremely sad novel in which the differences between character, author, and narrator are less clear than they appear at first glance.

My definition of freedom is still ruled by the reluctance to live a conventional life, from Emilio Salgari's pirates.

In the name of justice there cannot be subjection and in the name of peace there cannot be impunity.

If you read the poets of the 19th century in Latin America, you would see that Havana or Mexico City or Buenos Aires are incredibly modern and global cities that they were not. And eventually they became real, and they became real because people read these books and tried to live in a better world.