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“Maybe death is a way to clean the self, of the body, to finally celebrate it. A celebration should leave a mess.”

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Book:Postcolonial Love Poem

Source: Postcolonial Love Poem

“Quit bothering with angels, I say. They’re no good for Indians. Remember what happened last time some white god came floating across the ocean?”

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Book:When My Brother Was an Aztec

Source: When My Brother Was an Aztec

“It is December and we must be brave.”

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Author:Natalie Díaz

“Like I said, no Indian I’ve ever heard of has ever been or seen an angel.”

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Book:When My Brother Was an Aztec

Source: When My Brother Was an Aztec

“At the National Museum of the American Indian, 68 percent of the collection is from the United States. I am doing my best to not become a museum of myself. I am doing my best to breathe in and out.”

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Book:Postcolonial Love Poem

Source: Postcolonial Love Poem