Ruth Behar Quotes
born 1956 United States
Ruth Behar (born 1956) is an anthropologist and writer. She was born in Cuba before later immigrating to the USA, and is Jewish.
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“Why is it that bad things have to happen so you learn there are lots of good people in the world?" (Ruthie)
Lucky Broken Girl (2017)
That is the magic of writing, and also the challenge of writing, not knowing what will happen until it’s on the page.
Interview (2021)
“But wherever I go, I know I will feel most at home with the wounded of the world, who hold their heads up high no matter how broken they may seem.”
Lucky Broken Girl (2017)
Being alive is the best gift of all. (p139)
Lucky Broken Girl (2017)
Healing is a journey and it takes its own sweet time. What a gift it is to get a second chance at life when the worst is past. (Author's Note)
Lucky Broken Girl (2017)
“The only way to deal with fear is to treat it like an unwelcome guest. If you keep entertaining it, you’ll never be rid of it.” (Amara)
Lucky Broken Girl (2017)
Pain is pain. Speak up. Tell your story. (Author's Note)
Lucky Broken Girl (2017)
I step out, legs trembling a little but my heart full, and set forth on the next journey, entrusting myself to the beauty and danger of life all over again. (Author's Note)
Lucky Broken Girl (2017)
displacement has been a common path for Jews throughout history; they’ve always been displaced from one place to another, through diaspora, through a sense of expulsion, not being welcome anymore, being truly forced out.
Interview (2014)