The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself.
What a waste my life would be without all the beautiful mistakes I've made.
If anyone hits me, they can expect to be hit back, and harder. I never turn the other cheek because in my experience that doesn't work.
I don’t want to accidentally end up looking back on my life to find that I’m ashamed of myself, I want to live a life I can be proud of.
I think sometimes people believe what they want to believe. I personally thought I was going to marry Elton John. I was so out of my mind that I really thought that someday I'd meet him and we'd fall in love and live happily ever after.
I don't think I have rebelled against Latina culture. I have rebelled against those who try to make me warm tortillas for my brothers when they can warm them for themselves, I have rebelled against a patriarchal religion. I rebel against small mindedness in all ways and in every situation but those things are not an intrinsic part of Latina culture and I will fight tooth and nail against anyone who tries to make me feel like I'm less Xicana for not embracing the small-mindedness.
The longer you live, the more dreams you should have to keep you occupied.
When we do for others, we can't help but be touched by the love and generosity we thought we were giving away.
What hypocrites we seem to be whenever we talk of ourselves! Our words sound so humble, while our hearts are so proud.
A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cure a person in love.
Living in England, provincial England, must be like being married to a stupid but exquisitely beautiful wife.