The Country Under My Skin Quotes

“Dare to change the world

There is nothing quixotic or romantic in wanting to change the world. It is possible. It is the age-old vocation of all humanity. I can't think of a better life than one dedicated to passion, to dreams, to the stubborness that defies chaos and disillusionment.”
― Gioconda Belli, The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War

“For me, the Revolution sought to end mistreatment, not to democratize it.”
― Gioconda Belli, The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War

“Más terrible que morir es no saber para qué se vive.”
― Gioconda Belli, The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War

“La experiencia me enseñó que, ciertamente, se puede ganar una guerra con cualquier clase de personas, pero no se puede construir un sistema justo, con valores éticos, si quienes se proponen hacerlo carecen de ellos o sacrifican esos mismos valores en el camino.”
― Gioconda Belli, The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War

“En mis prisas por salir hacia la vida, me había aferrado de la mano de un hombre cuyo único deseo era que lo acompañara a la cueva donde se escondía de ella.”
― Gioconda Belli, The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War

“Revolutionary law number one," someone said. "Capitalism has cheated us. Books are not to be bought, they are to be repossessed."
"This is robbery," I said. "Let's not kid ourselves. And don't do that to me again. You scared me to death."
"It's not robbery. Books are ideas. They should be able to circulate freely within society. At no price at all, or for pennies. Knowledge is universal. It belongs to all of us.”
― Gioconda Belli, The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War

“Once trust was lost it was impossible to salvage a relationship, she told me. She was right. I think that relationships only rarely survive once the inner sanctum has been violated. What forges a couple is the shared responsibility to defend that space.”
― Gioconda Belli, The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War