“I try to be as honest about what I see and to speak rather than be silent, especially if it means I can save lives, or serve humanity.”
"The older I get, the more I’m conscious of ways very small things can make a change in the world. Tiny little things, but the world is made up of tiny matters, isn’t it?"
- Sandra Cisneros
Growth
"I’ve put up with too much, too long, and now I’m just too intelligent, too powerful, too beautiful, too sure of who I am finally to deserve anything less."
- Sandra Cisneros
Self-confidence
"to become a writer so I could see my name in the card catalog."
- Sandra Cisneros
Aspirations
"There should be stars for great wars like ours. There ought to be awards and plenty of champagne for the survivors."
- Sandra Cisneros
Strength
"I am obsessed with becoming a woman comfortable in her skin."
- Sandra Cisneros
Self-improvement
"Beauty is a gentle and loving heart."
- Beauty and the Beast
Compassion
"There is no greater beauty than kindness and compassion."
- Beauty and the Beast
Compassion
"Selflessness is the most beautiful trait one can possess."
- Beauty and the Beast
Compassion
"A kind heart can bring light to the darkest of places."
- Beauty and the Beast
Compassion
"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us."
- Flora Edwards
Compassion