137 Quotes by Laura Esquivel

...a woman, silent, voiceless, a mere woman who didn't bear on her shoulders the enormous responsibility of building the conquest with her words. A woman, who, contrary to what would be expected, felt relief in reclaiming her condition of submission, for it was a much more familiar sensation to be an object at the service of men than to be a creator of destiny

She was passionate about knitting because it allowed her to reach a state of peacefulness, and she loved to embroider because it let her express her creativity. Both activities were liberating. They allowed her to exist outside of time.

It appeared that the two of them had forgotten the most elementary rules of good manners, which tell us that at a social gathering one does not bring up the subject of personalities, sad topics or unfortunate facts, religion, or politics".

Lupita supo que nunca había dejado de amar. Que ella vivía desde el inicio de los tiempos y que desde ese momento ella amó cada partícula que se conectó con otra. Definitivamente ella amó, ella amaba y ella seguiría amando.

I wonder how much time had passed between the moment God said "Let there be light" and the appearance of light? Sometimes, the mere difference of a single second between one event and another can be enough to turn our lives around one hundred and eighty degrees.

The simple truth is that the truth does not exist; it all depends on a person's point of view.

Carefully studying the delicate form of the doll, she was thinking how easy it was to wish for things as a child. Then nothing seemed impossible. Growing up, one realizes how many things one cannot wish for, the things that are forbidden, sinful. Indecent.

Un instante de paz donde todo se comprendía, donde todo tenía sentido, aunque no pudiera explicarse con palabras, pues no había lenguaje que lo pueda nombrar.

La experiencia lo hizo descubrir el gran poder que las palabras tenían para acercar o alejar a las personas, y que lo importante no era el idioma que se utilizara sino la intención que llevaba el comunicado.