Top 25 Quotes by Raquel Cepeda of 36 - Page 2

Nobody, she felt, understood her-not her mother, not her father, not her sister or brother, none of the girls or boys at school, nadie - except her man.

Nobody, she felt, understood her-not her mother, not her father, not her sister or brother, none of the girls or boys at school, nadie - except her man.

Raquel Cepeda

Girl, Mother, Brother

Raquel Cepeda (2014). “Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina”, p.6, Simon and Schuster

Shakespeare had it right all along: Love will kill you in the end.

Raquel Cepeda

Ends

Raquel Cepeda (2014). “Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina”, p.25, Simon and Schuster

We travel with the same clan over and over again, from one life to the next, until some ultimate purpose is fulfilled and we no longer need to return.

Raquel Cepeda

Needs, Purpose, Next

Raquel Cepeda (2014). “Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina”, p.13, Simon and Schuster

For some, excavating the past isn’t an adventure, it’s more akin to tearing a Band-Aid off an open wound.

Raquel Cepeda

Adventure, Past, Band

Raquel Cepeda (2014). “Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina”, p.205, Simon and Schuster

The things that come to us easily, our propensities, are carried on a deep subconscious level into our next life. There are no coincidences.

Raquel Cepeda

Levels, Next, Coincidence

This is what I know about my parents. They spent the next several years trying to forget each other, and me.

Raquel Cepeda

Divorce, Years, Parent

Raquel Cepeda (2014). “Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina”, p.25, Simon and Schuster

Paradise is a state of being, more than just the name of a suburb or a home.

Raquel Cepeda

Home, Names, Paradise

Raquel Cepeda (2014). “Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina”, p.8, Simon and Schuster

Women destroy me. I allow them to.

Raquel Cepeda

Raquel Cepeda (2014). “Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina”, p.93, Simon and Schuster

Even the juncture in history and the zeitgeist we live in is something we choose, setting the scene for the spiritual fodder we need to grow and achieve deeper elevation of our souls.

Raquel Cepeda

Spiritual, Soul, Needs

Raquel Cepeda (2014). “Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina”, p.268, Simon and Schuster

While America will always, I think, feel foreign to me, New York City is my home. This is where I can construct my own identity freely and reject labels imposed on me.

Raquel Cepeda

New York, Home, Thinking

Raquel Cepeda (2014). “Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina”, p.259, Simon and Schuster