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“When we illuminate the road back to our ancestors, they have a way of reaching out, of manifesting themselves...sometimes even physically.”
— Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
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“Even the juncture in history and the zeitgeist we live in is something we choose, setting the scene for the spiritual fodder we need to grow and achieve deeper elevation of our souls.”
— Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
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“I think Dad wanted to feel the pain, to feel his body cry, an urgent reminder that he was still alive. I pretended not to notice.”
— Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
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“The truth is usually left for us to hunt and gather independently, if we are so inclined.”
— Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
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“This thing I am feeling, Im almost certain, is the closest Ill ever come to standing somewhere in between truth and reconciliation.”
— Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
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“Come to think of it, maybe God is a He after all, because only a cruel force would create something this beautiful and make it inaccessible to most people.”
— Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
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