Quotes from Ciudad Real — Rosario Castellanos
1925–1974 Mexico
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Words rolled forth from her lips, as they should from every human lip, red with shame. And as Rominka pulled the crust off her sins, she cried. Because it hurts to be left naked.
Ciudad Real (1960)
The wind fled into the heights, shrieking mournfully. A washed-out, cold sun shot its arrows down upon that barren hill.
Ciudad Real (1960)
His own sense of security was so fragile that the face of a chamula, seen through a pane of glass, was enough to shatter it to pieces.
Ciudad Real (1960)
his vision clouded, as if his heart were beating right in the middle of his forehead.
Ciudad Real (1960)
His silence made him feel ashamed, as if by keeping quiet he was mocking the others. And like a punishment there grew, alongside his shame, a feeling of loneliness. Teodoro was a man set apart, silenced by a secret.
Ciudad Real (1960)