Under the Mesquite
Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Top 10 Best Quotes
“And the pomegranates,/ like memories, are bittersweet/ as we huddle together,/ remembering just how good/ life used to be”
“Sometimes it's best to take things down and start all over again. It's the way of the world.”
“Being Mexican... means being there for each other. It's togetherness, like a familia. We should be helping one another, cheering our friends on.”
“Leave it alone, mi amor. It's in the tree's nature to be stubborn. It's a survivor.”
“What- because I'm Mexican I'm supposed to speak with an accent? Should I wear a rebozo too?" ... "Being Mexican means more than that. It means being there for each other. It's togetherness, like a familia. We should be helping one another, cheering our friends on, not trying to bring them down." ... I'm not acting white! I want to shout after my so-called friends. I couldn't be more Mexican if you stamped a cactus on my forehead.”
“This," she says, "is the story of us.”
“She's a ruthless rattlesnake, but she can't just open her big, fat mouth and expect me to let her poison me.”
“I'm trying my best to be a good daughter and accept the clipping of my wings, the taming of my heart. Being a senorita is not as much fun as I'd expect it to be. It means composure and dignity. Senorita is a nina, the girl I used to be, who has lost her voice.”
“Changing how I talk doesn’t change who I am. I know where I came from.”
“But not me. I am no wilting violet, no Spanish rose. I'm tough, sturdy and strong.”
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Book Keywords:
bittersweet, sorrow, memories, family, under-the-mesquite
