“When the friar answered that the good ones did, Hatuey at once answered that he preferred hell, “so as not to be where Spaniards were.”
― Cuba: An American History
― Cuba: An American History
“Sparse branches stood in front of my windows in winter, smiling before hundreds of flowers
Regretfully those smiles withered when spring came
There is no need to grieve over the withered To each flower there is a season to wither, as well a season to blossom
There will be more flowers in the coming year.”
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Regretfully those smiles withered when spring came
There is no need to grieve over the withered To each flower there is a season to wither, as well a season to blossom
There will be more flowers in the coming year.”
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