54 Quotes by Raquel Cepeda

The truth is usually left for us to hunt and gather independently, if we are so inclined.

Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to build upon for the next generation.

If Aphrodite chills at home in Cyprus for most of the year, then Fez must be the goddess’s playground.

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

Hip-hop...has been the proverbial key that’s opened the door for me to roam this breathtaking planet.

Hip-hop is storytelling.

Hip-hop, this thing we love that loves us back, is our lingua franca.

She looks like an empty shell of a woman with her soul hovering above her. We believe in spiritual guías in Santo Domingo. Hers is her own self. I can see Mami’s soul desperately trying to find its way back into her small body.

We aren’t encouraged to think for ourselves and ask questions. We are expected to accept what they teach us as infallible truths.