"excuse me one second. this makes me emotional."
"my mother and i were in an overcrowded boat from cuba headed toward the united states of america. i hadn't eaten an actual meal in days. i was telling my mother over and over that i was hungry. finally, she leaned down, grabbed my shoulders, and said, 'mi poco nino, when we get to the estados unidos, you will find your dream in a place called south carolina and you will never in your life be hungry again.'"