The only reason I became a writer was so I could exist on a piece of paper.

America is White and Black and Latino and Asian. America is mixed. America is immigrants.

Citizenship to me is more than a piece of paper. Citizenship is also about character. I am an American. We're just waiting for our country to recognize it.

For Filipino Americans, it's a battle for recognition, for identity in a culture where, for the mainstream, Asians tend to fade into a monochromatic racialized 'other.'

I am not the 'illegal' you think I am, and immigration is not what you think it is.

When people call me illegal, calling me illegal says more about you than it does about me.

To be in America illegally is actually a civil offense and not a criminal one.

You have to stand for something bigger than yourself.

I have no control over what people call me. The only thing I have control over is my work, and that's really all I can be judged on.

To me, it's just that social media is allowing people to be in charge of their own narratives.

I always felt like I had the word "illegal" tattooed on my forehead.

Truth is, I’m generally happiest when it’s just me. It’s okay to be madly in love with yourself.

If it’s reality you want, I suggest you look out the window.

For though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire.

Certain signs precede certain events.

A worker must win the hearts and affections of the people before he can do any effective work.

In the near future, we'll have games that don't depend on any platform.

I knew Bob Dylan was searching for the truth and had been for years. And anyone who Really wants the truth ends up at Jesus

It's Connecticut: being like the people around you is the whole point.

She is mine, and I am hers.