"What [people] did, or thought, or felt, no longer exists. Only these words describing those things remain...I myself am nothing now...Words are the only victors.β
β Salman Rushdie, Victory City
When I came to this country I didn't have a penny to my name. I owned just the clothes on my back. I didn't speak a word of English. Granted, I was only 6 months old, but I overcame those handicaps to become the man I am today.