Around me the moonlight glittered on the pebbles of the llano, and in the night sky a million stars sparkled. Across the river I could see the twinkling lights of the town. In a week I would be returning to school, and as always I would be running up the goat path and crossing the bridge to go to church. Sometime in the future I would have to build my own dream out of those things that were so much a part of my childhood.
I had been afraid of the awful presence of the river, which was the soul of the river, but through her [Ultima] I learned that my spirit shared in th… - Rudolfo Anaya
I had been afraid of the awful presence of the river, which was the soul of the river, but through her [Ultima] I learned that my spirit shared in th…
- Rudolfo Anaya
I sincerely believe that there is a time in life for drifting. There is a time for sitting back and getting in touch with yourself. Some of our most … - Rudolfo Anaya
I sincerely believe that there is a time in life for drifting. There is a time for sitting back and getting in touch with yourself. Some of our most …
Perhaps the best god would be like a woman, because only women really knew how to forgive - Rudolfo Anaya
Perhaps the best god would be like a woman, because only women really knew how to forgive
A library is also a place where love begins. - Rudolfo Anaya
A library is also a place where love begins.
Around me the moonlight glittered on the pebbles of the llano, and in the night sky a million stars sparkled. Across the river I could see the twinkl… - Rudolfo Anaya
Around me the moonlight glittered on the pebbles of the llano, and in the night sky a million stars sparkled. Across the river I could see the twinkl…
Ultima came to stay with us the summer I was almost seven. When she came the beauty of the llano unfolded before my eyes, and the gurgling waters of … - Rudolfo Anaya
Ultima came to stay with us the summer I was almost seven. When she came the beauty of the llano unfolded before my eyes, and the gurgling waters of …
It seemed the more I knew about people the more I knew about the strange magic hidden in their hearts. - Rudolfo Anaya
It seemed the more I knew about people the more I knew about the strange magic hidden in their hearts.
The past seems to infuse into the present, and in the brown, wringled faces of the old people one sees the presence of the past. - Rudolfo Anaya
The past seems to infuse into the present, and in the brown, wringled faces of the old people one sees the presence of the past.
I've always used the technique of the cuento. I am an oral storyteller, but now I do it on the printed page. I think if we were very wise we would us… - Rudolfo Anaya
I've always used the technique of the cuento. I am an oral storyteller, but now I do it on the printed page. I think if we were very wise we would us…
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