The world has always gone forward when people have dared to have crazy ideas. Gioconda Belli Read Quote
It had never crossed my mind that a man could think he had the right to stop me from being who I was. Gioconda Belli Read Quote
There are not many intellectuals left of Harold Pinter’s stature who dare raise their voices – and with such force – against the menace of U.S. and the unrestricted use of its power. Pinter’s voice is an unceasing thunder. Gioconda Belli Read Quote
I had a very good sexual education. My mother was very advanced in that regard. She conveyed to me the sense of reverence and wonder about my body and the powers of my sexuality not only to give life, but also to be a whole person and to enjoy pleasure. It was put to me as an almost holy act. Gioconda Belli Read Quote
Poetry for me is very easy. It’s like a lightning bolt. I feel this calling, and the first line of the poem comes into my head, and I just have to go to the page, to the typewriter, to the computer or whatever and write it. Gioconda Belli Read Quote
Novels give you the opportunity to create a whole world. Because you create people, you make them talk… You decide who they are, whether they live or die. It’s the closest thing to feeling like a god that you can come to. Gioconda Belli Read Quote
Books have the power to be the light we are seeking at crucial moments in our lives. Reading helps us realize we are not alone, that we can change our circumstances and even achieve the impossible. Gioconda Belli Read Quote
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. Gioconda Belli Read Quote
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. Gioconda Belli Read Quote
