the world I create in writing compensates for what the real world does not give me.

I am mad – but I choose this madness.
GLORIA E. ANZALDúA

Choose Mad Madness
I am visible-see this Indian face-yet I am invisible. I both blind them with my beak nose and am their blind spot. But I exist, we exist. They’d like to think I have melted in the pot. But I haven’t. We haven’t.
GLORIA E. ANZALDúA

Blind Justice Spots Thinking
Though we tremble before uncertain futures may we meet illness, death and adversity with strength may we dance in the face of our fears.
GLORIA E. ANZALDúA

Adversity Face May
To survive the Borderlands you must live sin fronteras be a crossroads.
GLORIA E. ANZALDúA

Crossroad Fronteras Sin
the world I create in writing compensates for what the real world does not give me.
GLORIA E. ANZALDúA

Giving Real Writing
I change myself, I change the world.
GLORIA E. ANZALDúA

Change Inspirational World
By writing I put order in the world, give it a handle so I can grasp it.
GLORIA E. ANZALDúA

Giving Order Writing

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