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tenderness, the small familiar word/that fits exactly in my mouth.

— Rosario Castellanos

ternura, la palabra pequeña, familiar/que cabía en mi boca.

Original text (Spanish)

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Mother and poetess do not rhyme, but they go together rather well.

Genesis of an Ambassador (1971)

There is no greater satisfaction than a child who, when grown and at the age of accountability, is able to forgive us.

In Praise of Friendship (1964)

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)

How the earth sings as it spins!/Sings the lightness of its flight,/its freedom, its grace, its joy.

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