english: I realized that my story stood in for all those who were expected to pick themselves up by their bootstraps, even if they didn't have any boots; that my organization stood in for all the structural, systemic help that never went to Harlem or Appalachia or the Lower 9th Ward; that my voice stood in for all those voices that seemed too unlearned, too unwashed, too unaccommodated.
non_english: Shvatio sam da je moja priča zauzimala mesto svima onima od kojih se očekivalo da se usprave uz pomoć petlji na čizmama, čak iako uopšte nisu imali čizme; da se moja organizacija zauzimala za svu strukturalnu, sistematsku pomoć koja nikad nije stizala do Harlema ili Apalačije ili Donjeg IX Varda; da je moj glas zauzimao mesto svim tim glasovima koji su se činili suviše neukim, suviše neopranim, bez ikakvog smeštaja.