Clarissa Pinkola Estes Quotes
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We all wish to be brave and strong in the face of disaster. We all wish to be looked up to for our endurance and efforts to help others.
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The soul has no gender.
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If women were in charge of everything, there would be women tyrants. If black people were in charge, there would be black tyrants. If Hispanics were in charge, then Hispanic tyrants.
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I was twice-born. I'm Mexican by nature and Hungarian by nurture.
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I know people heal by being able to tell the story - the whole story.
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Than Shwe ordered the confiscation of all cell phones and laptops and computers so no reportage could come out of Burma. It seemed clear that a demon, something diabolical, rather than something compassionate and human was in charge of Burma.
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No Latina woman would be called 'Ms.' - that's an invention of middle-class Anglo women. Latina women are proud to be called 'Mrs.' That simply means that we have a family.
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Forget: Refuse to dwell; let go and loosen one's hold, particularly on memory. To forget is an active - not passive - endeavor.
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That is what the intuition is for: it is the direct messenger of the soul.
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Modern storytellers are the descendants of an immense and ancient community of holy people, troubadours, bards, griots, cantadoras, cantors, traveling poets, bums, hags, and crazy people.
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When you feel bad, find a person to talk to and cry with, to tell of your anger and other helpless feelings.
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We all wait for a mirror to show us who we are, to validate us. When we hear something about ourselves that we have never heard before, it feels like a blessing, and it gives power.