How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe Quotes

“With each breath, I am new. I’m a seed, I’m a flower, and then I’m a seed again. And that’s exactly how God made it work.”
― Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe

“That’s because you’ve been raised to think a woman dresses up only to attract a man. Consider this—maybe a girl dresses up for herself? Hmm? Ever think about that?”
― Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe

“We are all ancient. And it’s bananas to me, how the holiness of this earth was attempted to be contained in a church, forcing people to feel bad about the sacred and ancient and wild of our bodies, our senses, our glorious impulses to make mistakes, some of which turn out to be the best things ever.”
― Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe

“the full moon is there, bright, pale blue. The birds are quiet. Even the wind has become gentle. Combined with the passionflower and fruit and ice cream, it’s all a balm to me. A weighted blanket, filled with everything I love. Flowers, humidity, thick waxy leaves, mud on my bare feet, Mexican bingo cards, passion in fruit and in bloom on my tongue.”
― Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe

“need to make sure you know it again. Your value isn’t about that. About sex.”
― Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe

“Maybe when Eve ate the forbidden fruit, she became something different in a good way. A woman capable of taking risks and becoming free.”
― Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe

“I will make you hummingbird cake every day, I think.”
― Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe