Heartache Quote by Elena Poniatowska

“Algún día que venga ya no me va a encontrar se topará nomas con el puro viento. Llegará ese día y cuando llegue, no…

— Elena Poniatowska

I believe that everything is political, and as such it should concern all of us. Authors who claim they don't deal with politics in…

— Elena Poniatowska

“Lilus shivers between two humid sheets. She doesn't know why she's sick. The illness surged without warning, traitorous, like a great wave of solitude.…

— Elena Poniatowska

“¿Cómo vamos a traer a un niño a este mundo inhumano?... En un mundo absurdo, inhumano y cruel... traer a un hijo era equivalente…

— Elena Poniatowska

“She can't even think anymore, she prefers to sing.”

— Elena Poniatowska

“It torments you to know you were misunderstood, to not have risked yourself, and to wait.”

— Elena Poniatowska

Writers in Latin America live in a reality that is extraordinarily demanding. Surprisingly, our answer to these demands protects and develops our individuality. I…

— Elena Poniatowska

“but she won’t let him finish his scolding; she’ll throw her arms of water around his neck; she will show him her necklaces of…

— Elena Poniatowska

“Soy yo la que no me convengo.”

— Elena Poniatowska

“but just as you become impregnated with someone, even after that someone is gone, that is how Lilus remained”

— Elena Poniatowska

“De pronto la miro y ya no está. Vuelvo a mirarla, la define su ausencia. Ha ido a unirse a lago que le da…

— Elena Poniatowska

I live to the rhythm of my country and I cannot remain on the sidelines. I want to be here. I want to be…

— Elena Poniatowska