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> [It had never crossed my mind that a man could think he had the right to stop me from being who I was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gioconda-belli/it-had-never-crossed-my-mind-that-a-man-could-think-he-had-the-right/)

[Gioconda Belli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gioconda-belli/)

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## More by Gioconda Belli

> [“In any case, if they don't do it to you, they do it to someone else...if you let them do it to others, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gioconda-belli/in-any-case-if-they-don-t-do-it-to-you-they-do-it-to-someone-else-if/)

[Gioconda Belli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gioconda-belli/)

> [There is nothing quixotic or romantic in wanting to change the world. It is possible. It is the age-old vocation of all humanity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gioconda-belli/there-is-nothing-quixotic-or-romantic-in-wanting-to-change-the-world/)

[Gioconda Belli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gioconda-belli/)

> [I never thought that sex was wrong, sinful, dirty. When you take away the thought of things being dirty or forbidden, then you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gioconda-belli/i-never-thought-that-sex-was-wrong-sinful-dirty-when-you-take-away/)

[Gioconda Belli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gioconda-belli/)

> [There are not many intellectuals left of Harold Pinter's stature who dare raise their voices - and with such force - against the menace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gioconda-belli/there-are-not-many-intellectuals-left-of-harold-pinter-s-stature-who/)

[Gioconda Belli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gioconda-belli/)

> [“Dare to change the world There is nothing quixotic or romantic in wanting to change the world. It is possible. It is the age-old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gioconda-belli/dare-to-change-the-world-there-is-nothing-quixotic-or-romantic-in/)

[Gioconda Belli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gioconda-belli/)

> [Books have the power to be the light we are seeking at crucial moments in our lives. Reading helps us realize we are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gioconda-belli/books-have-the-power-to-be-the-light-we-are-seeking-at-crucial/)

[Gioconda Belli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gioconda-belli/)

> [“El sueño pesa sobre mis hombros y me acerca de nuevo a vos, al huequito de tu brazo, a tu respiración, a una continuación…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gioconda-belli/el-sue-o-pesa-sobre-mis-hombros-y-me-acerca-de-nuevo-a-vos-al/)

[Gioconda Belli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gioconda-belli/)

> [I am convinced that the reason why my kids have become very fulfilled and achieving human beings is because I wasn't raising them alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gioconda-belli/i-am-convinced-that-the-reason-why-my-kids-have-become-very-fulfilled/)

[Gioconda Belli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gioconda-belli/)

> [There is a biological power that is intrinsic to the woman, to the female condition. Because you are able to give life. You are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gioconda-belli/there-is-a-biological-power-that-is-intrinsic-to-the-woman-to-the/)

[Gioconda Belli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gioconda-belli/)

> [It had never crossed my mind that a man could think he had the right to stop me from being who I was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gioconda-belli/it-had-never-crossed-my-mind-that-a-man-could-think-he-had-the-right/)

[Gioconda Belli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gioconda-belli/)

> [I grew up in a very difficult country, a very oppressive situation because of the Somoza dictatorship. My family was in opposition to Somoza;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gioconda-belli/i-grew-up-in-a-very-difficult-country-a-very-oppressive-situation/)

[Gioconda Belli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gioconda-belli/)

> [“For me, the Revolution sought to end mistreatment, not to democratize it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gioconda-belli/for-me-the-revolution-sought-to-end-mistreatment-not-to-democratize-it/)

[Gioconda Belli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gioconda-belli/)

> [Never was my political stance determined by the men I was with. I had my own ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gioconda-belli/never-was-my-political-stance-determined-by-the-men-i-was-with-i-had/)

[Gioconda Belli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gioconda-belli/)

> [Peace is the respect for the rights of the other person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gioconda-belli/peace-is-the-respect-for-the-rights-of-the-other-person/)

[Gioconda Belli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gioconda-belli/)

> [About 2500 years ago Aeschylus, the Greek playwright, wrote, He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gioconda-belli/about-2500-years-ago-aeschylus-the-greek-playwright-wrote-he-who/)

[Gioconda Belli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gioconda-belli/)

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