We have built our identities in many respects based on the guilt-ridden stories we have been told about our creation. For women, it is a very damning knowledge to be portrayed as curious and careless seductresses. — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
“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… — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
There is nothing quixotic or romantic in wanting to change the world. It is possible. It is the age-old vocation of all humanity. — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
I never thought that sex was wrong, sinful, dirty. When you take away the thought of things being dirty or forbidden, then you can… — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
There are not many intellectuals left of Harold Pinter's stature who dare raise their voices - and with such force - against the menace… — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
“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… — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
Books have the power to be the light we are seeking at crucial moments in our lives. Reading helps us realize we are not… — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
“El sueño pesa sobre mis hombros y me acerca de nuevo a vos, al huequito de tu brazo, a tu respiración, a una continuación… — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
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. — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
There is a biological power that is intrinsic to the woman, to the female condition. Because you are able to give life. You are… — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
It had never crossed my mind that a man could think he had the right to stop me from being who I was. — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
I grew up in a very difficult country, a very oppressive situation because of the Somoza dictatorship. My family was in opposition to Somoza;… — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
“For me, the Revolution sought to end mistreatment, not to democratize it.” — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
