If she had never really belonged on the island, maybe exile was inevitable.
“Corría el 1954 y el gobierno estadounidense trataba a Puerto Rico como su isla privada: extraían azúcar, usaban sus costas con fines militares y aprobaban leyes contra el despliegue de banderas puertorriqueñas o la lucha por independizarse de Estados Unidos.”
― Juliet respira profundo
― Juliet respira profundo
“Aparentemente, EE.UU. no le había preguntado al pueblo de Puerto Rico si querían ser un protectorado o no. Nunca le preguntaban nada al pueblo. Solo se habían apoderado del territorio después de la Guerra Hispanoamericana.”
― Juliet respira profundo
― Juliet respira profundo
“When had she stopped being a child? The first time a guy had whistled at her out of a car window when she was walking to school? The moment she started wondering how she looked when she ran, what jiggled or bounced, instead of the pace she was setting? The first time she’d kept from raising her hand because she didn’t want to seem too smart or too eager? No one had sung. No one had told her how much she would lose until the time for grieving was long over.”
― Wonder Woman: Warbringer
― Wonder Woman: Warbringer
“Sister in battle, I am shield and blade to you. As I breathe, your enemies will know no sanctuary. While I live, your cause is mine.”
― Wonder Woman: Warbringer
― Wonder Woman: Warbringer
“As I breathe, your enemies will know no sanctuary. I’ll find a way, Diana, she swore. For you, for Theo, for Nim. While I live, your cause is mine.”
― Wonder Woman: Warbringer
― Wonder Woman: Warbringer
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