People can say what they want, but historically, feminism in the Dominican Republic has been extremely strong.
Junot DiazLiterature is less involved in giving you answers and more dedicated to giving you insight.
Junot DiazNilda is watching the ground as though she's afraid she might fall. My heart is beating and I think, We could do anything. We could marry. We could drive off to the West Coast. We could start over. It's all possible but neither of us speaks for a long time and the moment closes and we're back in the world we've always known.
Junot DiazThe body is what reminds us on a daily basis that we're human. The body defies us, it betrays us, we have to struggle with it, you know. And it reveals in curious and in abiding ways how we are not perfect.
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