“I used to work for a non-profit organization where I worked as a mento...” — Jennine Capó Crucet Quote

I used to work for a non-profit organization where I worked as a mentor and a counselor to first-generation college student and they kept asking me 'What can I read to try to know what I'm about to be in for,' and while I did have some good suggestions, I figured... I don't know that that book is out there, and that's sort of why I had to write it.

When I left for college, my mom really latched on to the dog; She started buying him little outfits and calling him our brother, but that's as far as it got.

While my college had done an excellent job recruiting me, I had no road map for what I was supposed to do once I made it to campus.

My parents were more surprised that I wanted to go away for school than anything. They didn't really understand the benefits.

If America isn't asking for Europe's help with New Jersey, why should Europe feel uninhibited about asking for America's help with Greece?

People always want to pin yesterday's news on you, as opposed to asking you what you're going to do for the future, what you're doing today.

Here we have been sitting down for a brief moment and you are already asking me if there are pictures of me in my drawers.

When my two boys were growing up and asking me about what I did and what kind of player I was I showed them all the matches from the European Championships in 1988 when we beat Germany in the semi-final and won the final against Russia.