Deep in my psyche, I am no different than any American-I have a greater command of their language than they do. I am a composite of all of the heroines in the books I've read-legendary, mythological, fictional ones. I wonder if I am real? I want to be! (Estela Portillo-Trambley)

Deep in my psyche, I am no different than any American-I have a greater command of their language than they do. I am a composite of all of the heroines in the books I've read-legendary, mythological, fictional ones. I wonder if I am real? I want to be!

Estela Portillo-Trambley

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