The Education of Margot Sánchez Quotes

“Everyone in this house hides behind closed doors. We build fortresses to bar people from scaling the walls and getting in. But even with the amount of time we spend sheltering ourselves there's no way of concealing our problems.”
― Lilliam Rivera, The Education of Margot Sánchez

“Farther down our street real houses exist—large mansions with many rooms and long front yards. But at least we live next to the rich. We live Rich Adjacent. Papi pulls into”
― Lilliam Rivera, The Education of Margot Sanchez

“It's the running theme in my life. My family tries to shelter me from the ugliness of the world. I've learned to ignore the bad and put up fake fronts to fool the people around me. But it's getting harder to pretend.”
― Lilliam Rivera, The Education of Margot Sánchez

“Can't she see that I'm not young anymore? There's no way I can talk to her about my feelings for Moises and Nick. She would never understand. Mami comes from the old school of thought where guys are considered the enemy until they gallop to rescue and marry you.”
― Lilliam Rivera, The Education of Margot Sánchez