Lion Island Quotes

“Señor Lam says those Los Angeles riots
were one of the largest mass lynchings
in United States history.
Only ten men were arrested, only four
were convicted,
and even they will soon be released.

No one in that nation ever pays for any crime
against people
who look different.”
― Margarita Engle, Lion Island: Cuba's Warrior of Words

“Am I a man, or a contract?
What sort of society decides
that special papers are needed
even by beggars?”
― Margarita Engle, Lion Island: Cuba's Warrior of Words