"I have to say that the traditional role is kind of a myth. I think the traditional Mexican woman is a fierce woman."

-- Sandra Cisneros

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“One way to recollect the mind easily in the time of prayer, and preserve it more in tranquillity, is not to let it wander too far at other times. You should keep it strictly in the presence of God; and being accustomed to think of Him often, you will find it easy to keep your mind calm in the time of prayer, or at least to recall it from its wanderings.”
“The main goal of divine Providence in [allowing] the discovery of these tribes and lands . . . is . . . the conversion and well-being of souls, and to this goal everything temporal must necessarily be subordinated and directed.”
“What do you know? She liked to be told she was scary. Kinky.”
“Taxes will eventually become a voluntary process, with the possible exception of real estate-the one physical thing that does not move easily and has computable value ... wait until that's all there is left to tax, when the rest of the things we buy and sell come from everywhere, anywhere, and nowhere.”
“The American: a titan enamored of progress, a fanatical giant who worships "getting things done" but never asks himself what he is doing nor why he is doing it.”
“I have heard the critics. What they are spewing are lies, nothing more. My defense policy calls for an efficient and strong military for our country. We live in dangerous times, but we must remember that we have to defend the United States against dangerous and modern threats. The Cold War is ending. Defense hawks like Senator Nunn need to understand this.”
“Everybody sins, Francis. The terrible thing is that we love our sins. We love the thing that makes us evil.”

Source : Robert Cormier (2013). “Heroes”, p.115, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
“Rattlesnakes would be a lot more dangerous if they didn't have the rattle.”

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