“Va a sonar muy cliché o muy bobo, pero las cosas no suceden sólo porque sí, o tal vez sí lo hacen, y nosotros sólo le damos ese sentido al decir esa frase tonta que usamos para justificar lo que nos sucede, pero no sé. Tal vez ésa sí sea una de las pocas cosas que pasaron por algo y no sólo porque sí. Pero cuando unos hombres abrieron mi puerta y me jalaron mientras yo comenzaba a gritar, supe que nada podía mejorar y en ningún momento se me cruzó por la mente ese: Tal vez esto está pasando por algo.” LifeHumorLiteratureThoughtVidaMexicoSpanishClichésMexican Mafia Book:Cosas que no duran Source: Cosas que no duran
“She went weak in the knees and could barely walk as she followed him, trembling with fear. Her hopes for a happy future with Jordan came crashing down. Whoever had told Jordan she was free to travel under the name of Maria Brooks must have misled him.” New YorkAgingAddictionRecoverySuspenseCaliforniaChicagoAfghanistanPrivate InvestigatorSubstance AbuseProvenceLegal ThrillerAnti AgingItalian MafiaMexican MafiaFemale Genitalia Mutilation Author:Dianne Harman Cornered Coyote
“Must have a lot of male customers to let her dress like that. Nice view.” MurderRecoveryCosmeticsPrivate InvestigatorSubstance AbuseOrphansItalian MafiaMexican MafiaCourtroom TrialCrooked Politicans Author:Dianne Harman Cornered Coyote
“Some things you jes' know Doll, and that's one I'd bet the farm on.” RecoveryPrivate InvestigatorSubstance AbuseHappy EndingItalian MafiaMexican MafiaProsecuting AttorneysGang Rape Author:Dianne Harman Cornered Coyote
“Mom and dad probably told you I've been arrested. I'm innocent. I want you to know that.” RecoveryJailPregnancySubstance AbuseItalian MafiaMexican MafiaBarrio Author:Dianne Harman Cornered Coyote
“Slade placed his pistol on the table next to his chair. "Sid down, Doll. This might take awhile," he said, as he took a deep breath. "I gots a proposition for ya'. Does 100 G's interest you? Sure might help keep them debt collectors you got at bay. Plus, might be able to finish up yer' master's degree without havin' to work your ass off to pay the bills.” Los AngelesJailPlastic SurgeryTrialSubstance AbuseItalian MafiaAttorneysMexican MafiaBarrio Author:Dianne Harman Cornered Coyote
“I'd never opened up the gas station if it had been someone else, but I know Tucker's fond of you. It's a shame you don't keep in touch with the old man.” RecoveryJailCosmeticsSubstance AbuseOrphansItalian MafiaMexican MafiaCourtroom Trial Author:Dianne Harman Cornered Coyote
“He'd searched every corner of his mind looking for ways to avoid a rendezvous with Chico. In the last twenty years, Slade had come a long way from the ghetto orphanage where he'd grown up, but the only way he could help Maria was to get in touch with Chico. Slade remembered the last time he'd seen Chico as though it was yesterday.” MurderJailChicagoTrialSubstance AbuseItalian MafiaMexican Mafia Author:Dianne Harman Cornered Coyote