"The intricacies, the problems, the trials and tribulations in relationships inspire me to give words to people's journeys."

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I had all this anxiety about what it meant to be a minority. My professors - the same men who taught me the intricacies of language - just shied away from the issue. They didn't want to talk about it, other than to suggest I could be a "role model" to other Hispanics - when I went back to my barrio, I suppose.

— Richard Rodriguez