María José

“i want to apologize to all the women i have called beautiful
before i’ve called them intelligent or brave
i am sorry i made it sound as though
something as simple as what you’re born with
is all you have to be proud of
when you have broken mountains with your wit
from now on i will say things like
you are resilient, or you are extraordinary
not because i don’t think you’re beautiful
but because i need you to know
you are more than that”
― Rupi Kaur

“There are white people who know how to act politely to blacks, but deep down you know they're uncomfortable. They're worse, more dangerous than those who speak their minds, because they don't know what they're capable of.”
― Cristina García, Dreaming in Cuban

“Eventualities. A good woman can look far down the line and smell what is coming before a man even gets a sniff of it.”
― Claire Keegan, Foster

“...nada está perdido si se tiene por fin el valor de proclamar que todo está perdido y que hay que empezar de nuevo...”
― Julio Cortázar, Hopscotch