Ana Castillo

A good lover will do that, see something worthwhile in you that you never knew was there. And when there's something you don't like to see in yourself a good lover won't see it either. ↗

— Ana Castillo

#love

Poverty has its advantages. When you're that poor what would you have that anyone would want? Except your peace of mind. Your dignity. Your heart. The important things. ↗

— Ana Castillo

#life

For things to have value in man's world, they are given the role of commodities. Among man's oldest and most constant commodity is woman. ↗

— Ana Castillo

#commodities #commodity #constant #given #man

I wanted everything. What could you not want when you are brown and Indian-looking in a society in which the white aesthetic is praised as acceptable? ↗

— Ana Castillo

#aesthetic #brown #could #everything #i

I was just, like, not at all the office type; I was the artist type. ↗

— Ana Castillo

#i #just #like #office #type

Human sexuality has been regulated and shaped by men to serve men's needs. ↗

— Ana Castillo

#human #men #needs #regulated #serve

I'm obviously an American citizen. My parents are American citizens. But I'm not looked at as an American. ↗

— Ana Castillo

#american citizen #american citizens #citizen #citizens #i

I've spent my whole life in Chicago being asked where am I from, so that I have a sense of displacement that also is very psychologically disorienting. ↗

— Ana Castillo

#am #asked #being #chicago #disorienting

Our goal should be to achieve joy. ↗

— Ana Castillo

#goal #joy #our #should

I'm concerned about a lot of serious border issues. This book is about the border reality and the struggles of the undocumented worker. ↗

— Ana Castillo

#book #border #concerned #i #issues