Woman of Light Quotes

“Anglos were perhaps the most dangerous storytellers of all—for they believed only their own words, and they allowed their stories to trample the truths of nearly every other man on Earth.”
― Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Woman of Light

“This could be your family, Celia shouted. Your brother, your son, your father. This could be your loss. But it's not. It's mine, and you might think you're lucky, but for every lucky person, unluckiness arrives. Our existence shouldn't depend on luck. It should depend on justice, what is good, what is right.”
― Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Woman of Light

“The fact that the protection she craved from men was mostly to ward off incidents with other men frightened her.”
― Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Woman of Light

“felt some unknowable stone dropped into the pool of his destiny.”
― Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Woman of Light

“so far away. Everything seemed so far away. And now we’re here, and that’s all behind us.”
― Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Woman of Light

“her mother had once told them that they ought never drink liquor. Your ancestors were not built for alcohol. It will poison your body and ruin your minds.”
― Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Woman of Light

“School doesn’t make you smart, Luz,” said Ethel. “It’s just a type of training. Real intelligence—that comes from our grit, our ability to read the world around us.”
― Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Woman of Light

“The old man turned and lifted his waxy and fat palm, placing it on Luz’s forehead. A coolness moved into her. “Your elders are in the little one.” The old man chuckled and nudged Diego with his thin arm. “Take care of her.”
― Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Woman of Light

“...he couldn't help but think that Anglos were perhaps the most dangerous storytellers of all- for the believed only their own words, and they allowed their stories to trample the truths of nearly every other man on Earth.”
― Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Woman of Light

“Mama had once told Luz that being raped was worse than being murdered. And Luz wondered how that could be. To be raped and to live seemed more desirable than to no longer exist. Luz did not want to find out.”
― Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Woman of Light

“the sky was so filled with stars it seemed they hummed.”
― Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Woman of Light