“And so, there in the penitentiary, Juan's education began. He didn't want to be a puto weakling, so he worked hard at learning to read. His earthly body was locked up, but his mind was set free as a young… — Victor Villaseñor Copy Share Image
“The beginning of all wisdom is to understand that you don't know. To know is the enemy of all learning. To be sure is… — Victor Villasenor Copy Share Image
“Could it be we stifle our children's genius by languaging them too quickly away from their hearts and into the straight and narrow confines… — Victor Villaseñor Copy Share Image
“Because Spanish is a feeling-based language that comes first from the heart, just as English is a thinking-based language that comes first from the… — Victor Villaseñor Copy Share Image
“I know realized that this was how you enslaved a people. You didn't just bring them over in chains from Africa. No, you convinced… — Victor Villasenor Copy Share Image
“Rich is the cream of the fat cow's milk," she said. "Rich is the love of God that we receive each new day! Rich… — Victor Villaseñor Copy Share Image
“Jaguars, afterall, were fairly common, and so people were more respectful than afraid of them, just as they were of any other natural force.” — Victor Villasenor Copy Share Image
Oh, if only I could hurt with such misery once again, to feel the powers of love here inside my heart, the joys of… — Victor Villasenor Copy Share Image
“And in that moment of sun and joy, Lupe knew why she loved and also hated Salvador. He gave her wings. He didn't try… — Victor Villaseñor Copy Share Image
“Mi hijito, I've told you a thousand times, if you speak badly of people, God will punish you and make you just like them.” — Victor Villaseñor Copy Share Image
“And also--to add to my problems--my parents and relatives kept telling me how they'd grown up feeling so close to the Almighty that they'd… — Victor Villasenor Copy Share Image
“And I thanked mi papa who'd always said to me that we, los Indios, the Indians, were like the weeds. That roses you had… — Victor Villaseñor Copy Share Image
“You are the machos, the life, the future of our families. You are all that's left, so you must protect our mothers and grow… — Victor Villaseñor Copy Share Image
