Luis Alberto Urrea Quotes

It became really important to me if I was going to write 'Hummingbird's Daughter' to try to do honor to women.

Luis Alberto Urrea

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• It became really important to me if I was going to write 'Hummingbird's Daughter' to try to do honor to women.

  

  Luis Alberto Urrea
  • Important
  • Women
  • Daughter