I used to work with a relief group that took care of the people in the dump. We took them food and water and medicine and built homes and took them to church services, whatever was needed. Luis Alberto Urrea Read Quote
I’ve been treated beautifully wherever I’ve gone, and I really think we all want to love each other. Luis Alberto Urrea Read Quote
The concept of a literature of witness – of bearing witness – has embedded in it the need for action. One must not simply hide in the shadows and type; one must also stand in the light. Luis Alberto Urrea Read Quote
A great Chicano forebear of mine in writing is Rolando Hinojosa-Smith. He was writing good border mysteries for Chicano readers back in the ’80s and ’90s. Luis Alberto Urrea Read Quote
I was deeply infected with storytelling from the get go, and I truly love it. Luis Alberto Urrea Read Quote
I’ve been told not to tour down in Mexico. I am too well-known now. The kidnappers may think that my publisher will pay a ransom. Luis Alberto Urrea Read Quote
I am addicted to poetry, but the truth is I cannot pass up a good hard-boiled mystery. Luis Alberto Urrea Read Quote
I read most often in bed as part of my attempted sleep ritual. But I spend a lot of time reading on planes and in hotels, too. Luis Alberto Urrea Read Quote
