This negation of our existence, and the omitting of our stories and histories, is one of the reasons I write - I write to exist. We cannot escape our past; our past determines what choices we make for the future. It determines how we act, how we see ourselves... (Isabel Quintero)

This negation of our existence, and the omitting of our stories and histories, is one of the reasons I write - I write to exist. We cannot escape our past; our past determines what choices we make for the future. It determines how we act, how we see ourselves...

Isabel Quintero

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