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"I have a violence in me that is hot as death-blood. I can kill myself or-I know it now-even kill another." Here Sylvia's strong jealousy is obvious. I chose this quote because it was a side of Plath I never read before.

"what the hell is tragedy? I am." In this quote Plath is falling back into her depression. I chose this quote because I have seen it before.

"as I look ahead I see only an accelerated work-pattern until the day I drop into the grave." In a letter to her mother, Plath is explaining her feelings of the future. She feels as though she will only see days of endless work for the rest of her life. I chose this quote because I can relate to it as I have often pondered this thought.

""Filing like soldiers/To the syrup tin/To make up for the honey I've taken." -Wintering. In this poem Plath is describing her continuing fascination with bees. I chose this quote because it a painted a pleasant picture in my head."

"Filing like soldiers/To the syrup tin/To make up for the honey I've taken." -Wintering. In this poem Plath is describing her continuing fascination with bees. I chose this quote because it a painted a pleasant picture in my head.

"I am nobody; I have nothing to do with explosions." -Tulips. In this poem Plath is describing her time in the hospital. I chose this quote because I think she worded it beautifully as always.

"What is significant is I felt God's touch. God got involved." IN this quote Jules is arguing with Vincent about the miracle they witnessed earlier in the day. Vincent doesn't believe it was a miracle but Jules claims he will quit his dangerous job because of the event that occurred. I chose this quote because I liked the way Jules explained how he felt.

"Zed's dead, baby, Zed's dead." Here Butch is vaguely answering Fabienne's question(s) about Butch's motorcycle. I chose this quote because it was one of my favorite lines in the movie.

"I'll be back before you can say blueberry pie." In this quote Butch is reassuring Fabienne that he will be back shortly and safely. I chose this quote because it was memorable to me in the movie.

"Bless me, Ultima" was Antonio's last words to Ultima before she died. The ending of the book was both unsettling and peaceful. I chose this quote because it is the title of the book.

"...I ran to preserve those moments when beauty mingled with sadness and flowed through my soul like the stream of time." In this quote Antonio is in a panicked hurry to get back home to warn Ultima and his family of Tenorio's threats. I chose this quote because it rang peace and beauty to me.

"...I ran to preserve those moments when beauty mingled with sadness and flowed through my soul like the stream of time." In this quote Antonio is in a panicked hurry to get back home to warn Ultima and his family of Tenorio's threats. I chose this quote because it rang peace and beauty to me.

"And when the dying Christ cried, 'My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?' the piercing words seemed to drive through to my heart and make me feel alone and lost in a dying universe."
Here Antonio is at catechism and is feeling the pain of Christ during the lesson. I chose this quote because he describes his loneliness well.

"The pleasant autumn days were all too quickly eroded by the winds of time." In this quote Antonio is explaining how fast his school year went by. I chose this quote because I think Anaya wrote it in a very creative and beautiful way.

"...why couldn't there be a god who would never punish his people, a god who would be forgiving all of the time? Perhaps the Virgin Mary was such a god?...Perhaps the best god would be like a woman, because only women really knew how to forgive." Here Antonio is pondering the carp and his own religion. I chose this quote because I have often wondered this myself.

"There was plenty of grass along the bank, and on all sides the tall brush and trees rose to shut off the world." In this quote Antonio describes the pond that Cico brought him to to show him the golden carp. I chose this quote because Anaya does a great job at describing scenes vividly and beautifully.

"Now his body was a thin skeleton held together by dry skin, and on his face was written the pain of curse." Here Antonio is describing his uncle Lucas, who is sick with a curse that was laid upon him by three evil witches. I chose this quote because I think the way Anaya worded this sentence was beautiful despite the subject.

"It made me shiver, not because it was cold but because the roots of everything I had ever believed in seemed shaken." In this quote Antonio had just been told an old story about the Native-Americans' gods by Samuel and he is shocked to hear Samuel refer to multiple gods rather than just one since he was raised Christian. I chose this quote because a lot of kids are strictly raised a religion without any say.

"We prayed until our faith passed into exhaustion that numbed us to sleep." Antonio's brothers have returned from war and his family, especially his mother, is so relieved that they are thanking God all night. I chose this quote because I think it was beautifully written.

"God was not always forgiving. He made laws to follow and if you broke them you were punished. The Virgin always forgave." Here Antonio is explaining his profound love for the Virgin Mary. I chose this quote because I found it very comforting.

"There is a time in the last few days of summer when the ripeness of autumn fills the air, and time is quiet and mellow." Here Antonio describes how his last days of summer before school started felt calm and soothing to him. I chose this quote because I think it was beautifully written and it sets a clear and familiar scene in my head.

"Men walk the world as animals, and we must pray that they will see God's light." Antonio's mother is explaining how many men stray from the path of God and all they can do is pray for these men to find God. I chose this because I think it's interesting how the characters discuss men in this chapter.

"The four directions of the llano met in me, and the white sun shone on my soul. The granules of sand at my feet and the sun and sky above me seemed to dissolve into one strange, complete being." I love the way this was written and I like how Anaya throws in Spanish words every once in a while. The main character, Antonio and his family is welcoming an elder to come live with them.

"Perhaps it is the knowledge that everyone must change, not just those we label enemies or oppressors..." Here hooks explains that in order to transform society and the world, even those who are politically conscious must make a change within themselves as well.

"Eliminating sexism is the solution to the problem of men participating unequally or not at all in child care. Therefore more women and men must recognize the need to support and participate in the feminist movement." Here hooks is saying that for men to support and participate in feminism helps them become better parents to their children.

"While [some feminists] do not openly attack or denigrate women who do not bear children, they (like society as a whole) suggest that it is more important than women's other labor and more rewarding." hooks explains how some feminists glorify women's role in motherhood just as much as oppressive forces do, rather than weighing it equal to the work women do other than domestic and/or child care.