“There's kids out there that have so much life to live. That's a beautiful thing.” Quote by Kendrick Lamar
“We're all human at the end of the day, making mistakes. But learn from them is the key.” HumansEndsMistakeKeysThe End Of The DayMaking Mistakes Author:Kendrick Lamar
“If I can look at a 6-year-old and learn from him, that's life. That's God for me, that's inspiring.” IfsYearsLooksI Can Author:Kendrick Lamar
“We tend to think of orphans as being the protagonist of stories we read when we're kids, and yet here you are: you're an adult, you're supposed to manage, you're supposed to get over it, you're supposed to go on with your life, and you feel like a lost child.” ThinkingFeelsChildrenStoriesKidsLostGoes OnAdultsManageOver ItGet OverOrphanProtagonistsLost Child Author:Sandra Cisneros
“Each book gets harder, each book gets harder and harder. I always feel like crying when I have to write.” FeelsWritingBookCryHarder Author:Sandra Cisneros
“All of my works are performance pieces, as is true for many writers of color, writers who have indigenous roots - because our basis is spoken word.” PiecesColorRootsPerformancesBasesIndigenousSpoken Word Author:Sandra Cisneros
“Spanish is a poetic language, in particular the Spanish of Mexico which has a wonderful animistic attitude you might not see in the Spanish of the peninsula. I think it has to do with the indigenous way of looking at nature.” ThinkingWayMightLanguageAttitudeWonderfulParticularPoeticMexicoIndigenousPeninsulas Author:Sandra Cisneros
“I think one of the great primordial fears we have once we become conscious of our aloneness as children is the fear of losing our mother. We have that from the moment we realize we can lose her just in the supermarket. As a child, it was more terrifying than arithmetic.” ThinkingChildrenMomentsMotherRealizingLosesLosingConsciousSupermarketsArithmetic Author:Sandra Cisneros
“When I lost my father, I thought I learned about grief and transition. However, nobody tells you what it's like to lose your mother. They don't tell you that you're going to feel like an orphan at whatever age you are as an adult.” FeelsAgeMotherFatherLostLosesGriefAdultsTransitionOrphan Author:Sandra Cisneros
“When you're in that state of grief, any little breeze, any hello, any confrontation, any grazing of someone meeting your eyes, might cause you suddenly to burst into grief. You could be looking at a jar of peanut butter in the supermarket, and then start crying.” LittlesStatesMightEyeCausesGriefCryMeetingsHelloBreezeConfrontationJarsPeanutsSupermarketsPeanut ButterGrazing Author:Sandra Cisneros