

“I wish I could explain how I feel, but nothing can explain this moment. Not a vase of stars. Not a book. Not a song. Not even a poem. Nothing can explain the moment when the woman you would give your life for sees her daughter for the very first time.”
― This Girl
― This Girl

“A mother isn’t the person who births you; it’s the person who rears you and shows you love.”
― Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
― Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
“Ah, how quickly the hands on the clock circle toward the future we thought was far away! And how soon we become our mothers.”
― Somewhere in Heaven My Mother Is Smiling
― Somewhere in Heaven My Mother Is Smiling

“The more a daughter knows the details of her mother's life [...] the stronger the daughter.”
― The Red Tent
― The Red Tent

“Sometimes two people need to fall apart to realize how much they need to fall back together."
I take her hand and rest it between us, then stroke the back of it with my thumb. "Let's not fall apart again," I whisper.
She looks me in the eyes. "Never.”
― This Girl
I take her hand and rest it between us, then stroke the back of it with my thumb. "Let's not fall apart again," I whisper.
She looks me in the eyes. "Never.”
― This Girl
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