People in the courtroom let loose with their disgust, cursing us, d--ning us, we who had become less than human. Marranos. Pigs.
As for me, I felt something rise in my throat: the horror of the world of men.

“You ever put your arms out and spin really, really fast ?Well, that's what love…”

“My mother, Abra, had taught me that all people are made from the same dust. Whe…”

“But most important of all, she explained that it was all right to say 'No. I di…”

“The only people out at this hour were ones who couldn't sleep, those haunted by…”