I’ve always believed that the universe invented the color red solely for Latinas.

“Run a hand through your hair, like the white boys do, even though the only thin…”

“When you're sixteen a body like this is free; when you're forty it's a full-tim…”

“You said i could call you when i wanted but that you wouldn’t call me. you have…”

“Crying all the time had made her more beautiful. Grief will do that sometimes. …”