It always amuses me that the biggest praise for my work comes for the imagination, while the truth is that there's not a single line in all my work that does not have a basis in reality. The problem is that Caribbean reality resembles the wildest imagination.

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  • Work — The value of effort, discipline, and meaningful labour
  • Truth — Meditations on honesty, authenticity, and the search for truth

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