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Marcela was born to and raised by Colombian immigrants in Queens, New York. If she's not off reading, you can find her practicing yoga, dancing, or spending time with friends and family. ...more

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Si las palabras son armas, el silencio es llevarlas ocultas: Poemas recopilados 2013 - 2020
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Cuba (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): An American History

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― Steve Martin

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“Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone - we find it with another.”
― Thomas Merton, Love and Living

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“Mi poderosisima energia no frustra a los hombres que no me tienen, porque de tanto mirarme les llega la conciencia de exactamente por que no me merecen.”
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