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I love being a mixed-race woman in 2017. I feel part of something big. There's this understanding that we're all in it together. ”
It's about cultural forums and movements and collectives of people taking a stand. That's all activism is. ”
No matter how many flaws we have, our God is so forgiving and understanding. He'll never leave you or forsake you. So that brings peace to me. ”
Reflection is only a partial understanding of truth if it does not translate itself in practice into commitments to the common good and justice. Truth is not mere abstraction but something to be done and is only apprehended when this is realized. ”
The understanding that the political and intellectual class of the United States has of Mexico is a country whose position is that of a back yard. ”
When people love you for your cultural contributions, geographical boundaries become nonexistent. ”
For me, love is magic; it's about trust and understanding. It's putting the other person before you effortlessly. ”
Adventure upon all the tickets in the lottery, and you lose for certain; and the greater the number of your tickets the nearer your approach to this certainty. ”
I don't devour huge amounts of television. I'm more naturally inclined to watch movies, but given my job, I need to have an understanding of what's on TV. ”
To me, 'The End of the Jews' - both the title and the novel itself - is about the end of pat, uncritical ways of understanding oneself in the world. ”