Letters, To The Men I Have Loved Quotes

“But I can tell you I myself have made many mistakes. Things sometimes I would be ashamed to admit. But if it weren’t for those mistakes I wouldn’t have seen the beauty in me. I wouldn’t have awoken the goddess that lives in me. You see, goddesses although immortal were all flawed. They were all a bit extreme at their calling, and they were all betrayed and hurt at some point. They were even considered devious but what made them unique was their strength.”
― Mirtha Michelle Castro Mármol, Letters, To The Men I Have Loved

“When I see you, I can’t help But be reminded Of all the mountains We didn’t move, Of all the things I didn’t do. The odds are against us, There is nothing left, But my desire, To immortalize you in words.”
― Mirtha Michelle Castro Mármol, Letters, To The Men I Have Loved

“Parts of me wanted to ask you to stay. To keep fighting for me. To fight for us. But a certain ideology impeded me from doing so. The idea that when someone loves you enough, they will stay on their own, without you asking them to.”
― Mirtha Michelle Castro Mármol, Letters, To The Men I Have Loved

“Remember there are no losses, because if God did not grant you a desire it is simply because it was not written.”
― Mirtha Michelle Castro Mármol, Letters, To The Men I Have Loved

“For why would I want to be a mere mortal, if there is a Goddess that lives in me?”
― Mirtha Michelle Castro Mármol, Letters, To The Men I Have Loved