"I am a woman, and I am a Latina. Those are the things that make my writing distinctive. Those are the things that give my writing power.

I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now, but usually from those whose opinion I don't respect.
I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a b...
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