“I could get rejected for jobs in acting, directing, or writing for the rest of my life, but nothing would ever take away what the experience of directing my first feature film had taught me: that I know myself better than I think I do and that I know my worth better than others think they do.”
― Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution
― Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution
“These are the bodies we were born into. The bodies given to us by our mamis and our abuelas. What is so wrong with these bodies?”
― Does My Body Offend You?
― Does My Body Offend You?
“My body is a gift from my parents.
The temple of my soul, my mind, my heart.
My body is pride
a portrait of my land,
a love song.
My body is not yours to judge.
It is not yours to decide.
Not yours to criticize.
It's mine, mine alone, and no one else's.”
― Does My Body Offend You?
The temple of my soul, my mind, my heart.
My body is pride
a portrait of my land,
a love song.
My body is not yours to judge.
It is not yours to decide.
Not yours to criticize.
It's mine, mine alone, and no one else's.”
― Does My Body Offend You?
“People marched not just because of what Donald Trump did, but because of what all the Donald Trumps have always done. Women marched not just because a woman had lost, but because we too were all done with losing.”
― Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution
― Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution
“I can’t go to school like this,” I protest, waving my hands in front of my
bare chest in an exaggerated gesture.
“They’re just breasts, Malena. Everyone has them.”
― Does My Body Offend You?
bare chest in an exaggerated gesture.
“They’re just breasts, Malena. Everyone has them.”
― Does My Body Offend You?
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