The drama of the essay is the way the public life intersects with my personal and private life. It's in that intersection that I find the energy of the essay.
I think what education gives you is a voice. It gives you a way of talking to a judge. When a policeman pulls you off to the side of the road, you ha… - Richard Rodriguez
I think what education gives you is a voice. It gives you a way of talking to a judge. When a policeman pulls you off to the side of the road, you ha…
- Richard Rodriguez
Education is that human process of feeling your body mature, feeding your mind with ideas that it never had before, or information you never had. You… - Richard Rodriguez
Education is that human process of feeling your body mature, feeding your mind with ideas that it never had before, or information you never had. You…
I write about race in America in hopes of undermining the notion of race in America. - Richard Rodriguez
I write about race in America in hopes of undermining the notion of race in America.
In some countries, of course, Spanish is the language spoken in public. But for many American children whose families speak Spanish at home, it becom… - Richard Rodriguez
In some countries, of course, Spanish is the language spoken in public. But for many American children whose families speak Spanish at home, it becom…
But one does not forget by trying to forget. One only remembers. - Richard Rodriguez
But one does not forget by trying to forget. One only remembers.
But America isn't a country of family values; Mexico is a country of family values. This is a country of people who leave home. - Richard Rodriguez
But America isn't a country of family values; Mexico is a country of family values. This is a country of people who leave home.
There are things so deeply personal that they can be revealed only to strangers. - Richard Rodriguez
There are things so deeply personal that they can be revealed only to strangers.
In the Sacramento of the 1950s, it was as though White simply hadn't had time enough to figure Brown out. It was a busy white time. Brown was like th… - Richard Rodriguez
In the Sacramento of the 1950s, it was as though White simply hadn't had time enough to figure Brown out. It was a busy white time. Brown was like th…
So, rather than becoming multicultural, rather than becoming a person of several languages, rather than becoming confident in your knowledge of the w… - Richard Rodriguez
So, rather than becoming multicultural, rather than becoming a person of several languages, rather than becoming confident in your knowledge of the w…
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