Why am I compelled to write?... Because the world I create in the writing compensates for what the real world does not give me. By writing I put order in the world, give it a handle so I can grasp… — Gloria Anzaldua Copy Share Image
Why am I compelled to write?... Because the world I create in the writing compensates for what the real world does not give me.… — Gloria Anzaldua Copy Share Image
“We’re afraid the others will think we’re agringadas because we don’t speak Chicano Spanish. We oppress each other trying to out-Chicano each other, vying… — Gloria Anzaldúa Copy Share Image
“I sit here before my computer, Amiguita, my altar on top of the monitor with the Virgen de Coatlalopeuh candle and copal incense burning.… — Gloria Anzaldua Copy Share Image
“By creating a new mythos - that is, a change in the way we perceive reality, the way we see ourselves, and the ways… — Gloria Anzaldúa Copy Share Image
“At some point, on our way to a new consciousness, we will have to leave the opposite bank, the split between the two mortal… — Gloria Anzaldúa Copy Share Image
