“Each of us carries his Mexico and his United States within him, a dark and bloody frontier we dare to cross only at night.” SelfAmericaUnited StatesMetaphorMexicoInner ConflictInner Struggle Book:The old gringo Source: The old gringo
“Like all of Latin America, Mexico after independence in 1821 turned its back on a triple heritage: on the Spanish heritage, because we were newly liberated colonies, and on our Indian and black heritages, because we considered them backward and barbaric. We looked towards France, England and the U.S., to become progressive democratic republics.” AmericaBlackEnglandIndependenceDemocraticFranceIndianLatinProgressiveRepublicHeritageMexicoLiberatedLatin AmericaColonyBarbaricDemocratic Republic Author:Carlos Fuentes
“The United States condoned dictatorships in Latin America for much of the 20th century.” StatesAmericaUnitedUnited StatesCenturyLatinDictatorship20th CenturyLatin America Author:Carlos Fuentes
“What America does best is to understand itself. What it does worst is to understand others.” DoeAmericaWorst Author:Carlos Fuentes
“In Latin America, even atheists are Catholics.” AmericaCatholicAtheistLatinLatin America Author:Carlos Fuentes
