Sandra Cisneros Quotes

I realize that when I moved out of my father’s house I shocked and frightened him because I needed a room of my own, a space of my own to reinvent myself.

Sandra Cisneros

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• Realizing
• Moved
• Frightened

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  Sandra Cisneros
  • Father
  • House
  • Realizing