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“If you are alive, you are a creative person.” —Liz Gilbert
“No one gives you anything in life, Teresa would say, you have to take it by force, and as soon as you get careless they’ll take it back.”
― Violeta
― Violeta
“Affection must be cultivated, Camilo; it has to be watered and tended like a plant,”
― Violeta
― Violeta
“Loneliness is a form of narcissism. A mother who is in harmony with her child, who understands her place in her child’s life and her role in society, is never lonely. Through caring for her child, all her needs are fulfilled.”
― The School for Good Mothers
― The School for Good Mothers
“That fairy tale that all humans are equal before the law and in the eyes of God is a lie, Camilo. I hope you don’t buy into it. Neither the law nor God treats everyone the same.”
― Violeta
― Violeta
“A mother is always patient. A mother is always kind. A mother is always giving. A mother never falls apart. A mother is the buffer between her child and the cruel world.”
― The School for Good Mothers
― The School for Good Mothers
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