Gioconda Belli quotes

The world has always gone forward when people have dared to have crazy ideas. (Gioconda Belli)
My son lives in Nicaragua. My daughters live in the United States. View quote
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I am convinced that the reason why my kids have become very fulfilled and achieving human beings is because I wasn't raising them alone. View quote
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There is nothing quixotic or romantic in wanting to change the world. It is possible. It is the age-old vocation of all humanity. View quote
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There is a biological power that is intrinsic to the woman, to the female condition. Because you are able to give life. You are the reproducer of the species. Men feel very weak in front of a woman because a woman is capable of eliciting a number of instincts in a man. And that is what has made men very nervous about women. View quote
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We have built our identities in many respects based on the guilt-ridden stories we have been told about our creation. For women, it is a very damning knowledge to be portrayed as curious and careless seductresses. View quote
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Sexuality surrounds us like a dangerous aura. The same reverence that is given to the spirit is not given to the flesh. We have had a sexual revolution, but the sexual revolution only has made sex more pervasive. It hasn't granted the level of reverence and respect that it should have. View quote
Gioconda Belli

Gioconda Belli

Occupation: American Author
Born: December 9, 1948
Quotes count: 7