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There's still a fraternity of men. They admire themselves, and they admire each other's works. I think they are a little bit scared of women, too.

— Rosario Ferré Backtalk: Women Writers Speak Out (1993)

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Literature is prophetic-life often lives up to fiction

He created the house on the lagoon as one would create a poem or a statue, breathing life into its every stone. (chapter 6, p49)

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Abby used to say adaptability was the secret of survival-one's soul should bend and then it wouldn't break. (chapter 29, p295)

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A story is like building a chapel; a novel is a cathedral: That's the difference.

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Writing is a lot like sewing: You bring pieces together and make a quilt.

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