“ Fiction has been maligned for centuries as being "false," "untrue," yet good fiction provides more truth about the world, about life, and even about the reader, than can be found in non-fiction. Clark Zlotchew
“ Although his log entries do not speak of America per se, a chart created by Admiral Zheng was used to make a detailed map of the world. A copy of this map, drawn in 1763, was found in a second-hand bo… Captain Hank Bracker "The Exciting Story of Cuba"
“ Anarchy is like custard cooking over a flame; it has to be constantly stirred or it sticks and gets heavy, like government. Tom Robbins
“ Even today, when the Obama administration has liberalized travel to Cuba - and failed to reverse that liberalization when Alan Gross was imprisoned - there are limits. Elliott Abrams
“ Currents of cigarette fumes wafted through what passed for air. Attractive young women in bright-hued gowns glided through the streams of smoke, like tropical fish in an aquarium. Detecting the white… Clark Zlotchew
“ Santiago de Cuba has the Antonio Maceo Airport (MUCU/SCU), which was home to the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. Shown in the photo is a Cuban Mig 21 inside the VT-45 hanger. Santiago de Cuba had 12… Captain Hank Bracker
“ By the time the Freedom Flights, to use the US description, came to an end, more than 260,000 Cubans had been airlifted to the United States, every one of them registered by the Swiss before they left… Clare O'Dea
“ For many years in Cuba, nobody spoke of the problem between blacks and whites. It was considered too disagreeable to discuss. But my father spoke to me clearly so that I would understand what happened… Cristina García
“ Cuban eyes often look close to tears. Tears never seem far away because both their pain and their joy are always so close to the surface. Brin-Jonathan Butler
“ Frustrated, El Líder went home, rested his pitching arm, and started a revolution in the mountains. Cristina García
“ For me, the sea was a great comfort, Pilar. But it made my children restless. It exists now so we can call and wave from opposite shores. Cristina García
“ Santería was traditionally an unacknowledged and underappreciated aspect of what it meant to be Cuban. Yet the syncretism between the Yoruban religion that the slaves brought to the island and the Cat… Cristina García
“ Unbelievably, while many non-governmental organizations like Amnesty International and America’s Watch have denounced the human rights situation in Cuba, there has been a continuing love affair on the… Armando Valladares
“ General Gary Prado Salmón, retired, had been the commander of the unit that had captured Guevara. He confirmed General Vargas’ statement and added that the guerrilla fighters had been burned, before d… Captain Hank Bracker
“ Man can never be more perfect than the sun. The sun burns us with the same light that warms us. The sun has spots (stains). The ungrateful only talk about the spots (stains). The grateful talk about t… Jose Marti
“ There are white people who know how to act politely to blacks, but deep down you know they're uncomfortable. They're worse, more dangerous than those who speak their minds, because they don't know wha… Cristina García
