Handbook for an Unpredictable Life Quotes

“I had to believe I was immune to the emotional and mental blows of my life thus far. I had to believe that I was above it. If I didn’t, how could I win?”
― Rosie Pérez, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling

“People who are “normal” as a result of good parenting—even just decent parenting—are very lucky. Yeah, I know, everyone’s hell is relative, and blah, blah, blah, but those people are very fortunate.”
― Rosie Pérez, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling

“There’s nothing evil or spooky about anything if there isn’t anything evil and spooky in your soul.”
― Rosie Pérez, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling

“And I took my own frustration and anger from being born into a situation that felt contrary to who I was.”
― Rosie Pérez, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling

“Seriously. If you liked rock and roll, you wanted to be white; if you read a lot of books, you wanted to be white; if you had manners and were polite and blah, blah, blah—so pathetic and boring.”
― Rosie Pérez, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling

“Papi says you don’t know Spanish, so we’re not supposed to speak to you in Spanish. But I know Spanish!” Uh, thanks for the clueless insult—annoying idiot.”
― Rosie Pérez, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling

“chuletas,”
― Rosie Pérez, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling