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“[Words] cling to the very core of our memories and lie there in silence until a new desire reawakens them and recharges them with loving energy. That is one of the qualities of love that moves me most, their capacity for transmitting love. Like water, words are a wonderful conductor of energy. And the most powerful, transforming energy is the energy of love.”
Laura Esquivel, Swift as Desire
“Keeping secrets will always lead to unhappiness and communication is the key to love.”
Laura Esquivel, Swift as Desire
“there's only a space between now and here to get yourself nowhere.”
Laura Esquivel, Swift as Desire
“Words travel as swiftly as desire, so it is possible to send a message of love without them.”
Laura Esquivel, Swift as Desire
“...being able to listen to unrepeatable secrets, wishes, and desires wasn't as wonderful as it seemed...being aware of what other people felt at every moment would come to cause him a lot of headaches, and huge disappointments in love.”
Laura Esquivel, Swift as Desire
“You can feel the North. It takes hold of you, marks you. No matter how far you move from its center of gravity, you are invariably drawn to it by an invisible current, like water droplets to the earth, like a needle to a magnet, like blood to blood, desire to desire.”
Laura Esquivel, Swift as Desire
“La experiencia lo hizo descubrir el gran poder que las palabras tenían para acercar o alejar a las personas, y que lo importante no era el idioma que se utilizara sino la intención que llevaba el comunicado.”
Laura Esquivel, Swift as Desire
“Do you hear how the sand sings?”
Laura Esquivel, Swift as Desire
“Words travel as swiftly as desire, so it is possible to send a message of love without them.

Like water, words are a powerful conductor of energy. And the most powerful, transforming energy is the energy of love.”
Laura Esquivel, Swift as Desire
“I wonder how much time had passed between the moment God said "Let there be light" and the appearance of light? Sometimes, the mere difference of a single second between one event and another can be enough to turn our lives around one hundred and eighty degrees.”
Laura Esquivel, Swift as Desire
“Love is a verb. One demonstrates one's love through one's actions. And a person can only feel loved when someone else shows their love with kisses, hugs, caresses, and gifts. A lover will always promote the physical and emotional well-being of the person he loves.”
Laura Esquivel, Swift as Desire
“Eso es finalmente lo que vale, que alguien perdure en la memoria gracias al poder transformador de sus palabras. Por cierto, las que contenían mi mensaje eran éstas:
"Querida Chipi-Chipi, la muerte no existe, pero la vida, como tú la conoces, es maravillosa ¡aprovéchala! Te quiere por siempre. Tu papá.”
Laura Esquivel, Tan veloz como el deseo