Status Updates From Estrella's Quinceanera

"...you have to be yourself, because you can never be anyone else. If people truly care about you, they will accept all the different pieces and parts you and love you for exactly who you are."

"This must be that part of growing up that nobody warned you about. The part when you have to stand on your own. I just hoped I had the balance to do it."

"This is tradition. Our tradition is what keeps us grounded. It reminds us of who we are."

I like this book because of the shift it includes. In the beginning, Estrella tried to put in a facade that she was something else than what she really was. she wanted to fit in so bad, that she accommodated herself to the lives if those around her instead of sticking to her lifestyle.