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Rosario Castellanos

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• “The word "love" is used far too frequently and far too imprecisely. It moves heaven and earth, it illuminates the purest of pages, but oh, with what ease it is pressed into service to mask the most infamous of passions, the vilest selfishness, and even crime!”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “A young man needs friends to serve as guides and counselors, confidantes and role-models. The mature man is capable of meaningful undertakings only when his actions are undergirded by the support of others. And the elderly seek strength in their time of weakness and, ultimately, in their struggle for survival, in companionship and affection. Even if there is love at first sight, there is no friendship that does not demand time and space to reach its perfection. The ancient proverb states, and rightly so, that two friends cannot truly know each other without having first shared a bag of salt.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Friends dislike being apart. Separation, says Emily Dickinson, is all the Hell we need. Each shared moment is precious. And the only ones who can remember the hour of loneliness are those who survive it.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “He who has a friend lavishes benevolent actions on those around him.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Veneration of our parents is seen in this light, not as an obligation difficult to fulfill, but rather as an easy inclination of our affection. We gratefully remember what we owe them: our existence, thanks to the love they expressed to one another, the care with which they watched our growth; and the gentleness and skill with which they guided us toward independence, responsibility, and the ability to make wise choices.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Children, because of their helplessness, evoke our tenderness. But we must give them more than that: a vigilant sense of responsibility, an exquisite equilibrium between the extremes of exercising our authority and respecting their freedom. There is no greater satisfaction than a child who, when grown and at the age of accountability, is able to forgive us.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Outside the family circle, friendship evolves into good will. In the workplace this allows us to manage without despotism, and to follow orders without resentment. In society we will learn to intervene without violence, but also without servility. And we will be able to look beyond the geographical borders of our own country, our customs, our race, our religious beliefs, and our political ideology to see that humanity is an attribute of all mankind.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “You may not be interested in hearing it, but I want to talk about it. To talk about them, rather: the forty-five years (exactly the number I have lived) as of today. I don't want to hide anything or misrepresent the date, like one covers up a gray hair or a wrinkle. No, each day has been worth what it has cost, and much more.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Possibilities were available to me, doors were opened to me, all because of one government official's concept of justice and the consistency of his desire to see the law equally applied. I refer to Lázaro Cárdenas.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “The march, as you know, was not only to express their dissatisfaction but also to begin a strike against household chores-those jobs so sui generis, so unique that they are only noticed when left undone”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Of course, there have been commentaries. And, of course, the gamut of these commentaries has been exactly what one might expect. From foolish outbursts and impudent plays on words to the rending of garments in the face of this new apocalyptic sign that heralds the decadence and perhaps even the death of our civilization and culture.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “I warn you that we Mexican women are taking due note of what is happening to our northern cousins and making ready for the day it becomes necessary for us.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “I've been at this long enough to realize that my column is like a mirror-a little mirror to which each Saturday I pose the question of who is the most marvelous woman on the planet.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “I tried what all children try in their desire to be noticed: tantrums and every sort of illness I could dream up. But since these were not successful, I found myself obliged to seek other means. And so it was that I came to write and publish my first verses. At ten years of age I was already perfectly installed as a poetess.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “I can say with Amado Nervo that "I loved and was loved and the sun caressed my face." But all of that happened in the School of Philosophy and Letters, in the halls that led from one classroom to another, from a lesson poorly noted, from a tutorial en route to a professional degree.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “in giving birth to Gabriel, I gave birth to myself as a mother-a role for which I was unprepared but which I try to carry out as best I can. Mother and poetess do not rhyme, but they go together rather well.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “I have confidence not so much in my own abilities as in the generosity of everyone else.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Hablo no por la boca de mis heridas.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Hechizada, contemplo el milagro de estar/como en el centro puro de un diamante.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Nadie está solo. Nadie.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “¡Cómo canta la tierra cuando gira!/Canta la ligereza de su vuelo,/su libertad, su gracia, su alegría.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “no te bebas de un sorbo la alegría.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “No es posible sino soñar, morir,/soñar que no morimos/y, a veces, un instante, despertar.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “palabras que los vientos dispersan como pétalos”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Heme aquí, ya al final, y todavía/no sé qué cara le daré a la muerte.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “sonríe ante un amanecer sin nadie.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “¿Qué se hace a la hora de morir? ¿Se vuelve/la cara a la pared?/¿Se agarra por los hombros al que está cerca y oye?/¿Se echa uno a correr, como el que tiene/las ropas incendiadas, para alcanzar el fin?”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “El otro. Con el otro/la humanidad, el diálogo, la poesía, comienzan.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Lo que soñó la tierra/es visible en el árbol.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “ternura, la palabra pequeña, familiar/que cabía en mi boca.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Adiós para la tierra que en mi torno bailaba.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “mi corazón, lugar de las hogueras,/y mi cuerpo que siempre me acompaña.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “He venido, feliz como los ríos,/cantando bajo un cielo de sauces y de álamos/hasta este mar de amor hermoso y grande./Yo ya no espero, vivo.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “El idioma salía de sus labios, como debe salir de todo labio humano, enrojecido de vergüenza. Y Rominka, al arrancarse la costra de sus pecados, lloraba. Porque duele quedar desnudo.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “El viento de las alturas huía graznando lúgubremente. Un sol desteñido, frío, asaeteaba aquella colina estéril.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “La seguridad de su vida era tan frágil que había bastado la cara de un chamula, vista al través de un cristal, para hacerla añicos.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “la visión turbia como si sus entrañas estuvieran latiendo en medio de las cejas.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “don Agustín, que no tenía afición por la copa ni por el tabaco, que había guardado rigurosamente la continencia, era esclavo de un vicio: la conversación. Furtivo, acechaba los diálogos en los portales, en el mercado, en la misma catedral. Don Agustín era el primero en enterarse de los chismes, en adivinar los escándalos y se desvivía por recibir confidencias, por ser depositario de secretos y servir intrigas.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Su silencio le producía vergüenza, como si callar fuera burlarse de los otros. Y como un castigo inmediato crecía, junto a la vergüenza, una sensación de soledad. Teodoro era un hombre aparte, amordazado por un secreto.”

  Rosario Castellanos (1924–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source