“The greater evil who is in-When both in wayward paths are straying? The poor sinner for the painOr he who pays for the sin?”

“You look beautiful and tragic, just the way a heroine should on the eve of battle. Like Joan of Arc in her silver armor.”

“Listen, Legs, I'm going to die anyway. I'm human. And I don't know about you, but I don't believe in visions of the future. I believe we choose our own destiny. You didn't give me a choice last time. You just left. But I'm here now. And I love you. Stay with me. Don't fear the future; we'll face it together.”

“privation is the cause of appetite”

“My dad grew up with an avocado tree in his backyard. My entire family, my wife and daughters, they love avocado. I may well be allergic. It makes me physically sick.”

“My dad came from Cuba when he was a teenager not speaking English. And I grew up here speaking Spanglish. That's the world in which I grew up, and that's a world in which a lot of second generation immigrants find themselves.”

“The American free market system is the greatest engine for prosperity and opportunity that the world has ever seen. Freedom works.”

“As a legal matter, my mother is an American citizen by birth.”

“We need to remain a nation that doesn't just welcome but that celebrates legal immigrants who come here seeking to pursue the American Dream.”

“I always clean before the cleaning lady comes. If not, when I come home, I can't find anything. Cleaning ladies are always hiding things you leave out.”

“It's great working with my sister, because we are very close as a family - my brother, my sister and myself. We have a great relationship.”