I had to leave home so I could find myself, find my own intrinsic nature buried under the personality that had been imposed on me.
Gloria E. AnzaldúaAn image is a bridge between evoked emotion and conscious knowledge; words are the cables that hold up the bridge. Images are more direct, more immediate than words, and closer to the unconscious. Picture language precedes thinking in words; the metaphorical mind precedes analytical consciousness.
Gloria E. AnzaldúaThough we tremble before uncertain futures may we meet illness, death and adversity with strength may we dance in the face of our fears.
Gloria E. AnzaldúaDepression is useful. It signals that you need to make changes in your life, it challenges your tendency to withdraw, it reminds you to take action.
Gloria E. Anzaldúa