“It wasn't that she romanticized the past or believed that things had been better long ago. She had been poor even in the Dominican Republic, but something had flourished from within which had enabled her to greet each day rathe… — Loida Maritza Perez Copy Share Image
“So many lessons she had refused to learn because they had been taught to her by her mother. She recalled Bienvenida's claim that the devil was one's own fears called forth by self-doubt. Only now did she accept those words as truth. For too long she had relied on God to grant her peace, reluctant to believe that He, in… — Loida Maritza Perez Copy Share
“It wasn't that she romanticized the past or believed that things had been better long ago. She had been poor even in the Dominican… — Loida Maritza Perez Copy Share Image
“It was as if, after years of setting aside memories,the pile had grown too high, and had tumbled, obliging her to take an inventory… — Loida Maritza Perez Copy Share Image
“When classmates had presumed to know the inner workings of her race and class - inferring their inherent laziness, lack of motivation, welfare dependency… — Loida Maritza Perez Copy Share Image
