Rosario Castellanos

Novelist Poet Mexican 1925 – 1974

Mexican writer known for The City of Kings.

421 quotes

"The personal is political; the political is personal."
Politics
"We cannot change the past, but we can reinterpret it."
Change
"Gratitude is the antidote to despair."
Gratitude
"Power without wisdom becomes tyranny."
Power
"The voice of the voiceless is the artist's burden."
Justice
"War begins in the hearts of people who refuse to understand."
War
"Peace is not the absence of conflict but its transcendence."
Peace
"Every moment contains infinite possibility."
Inspiration
"Success is measured by fidelity to one's principles."
Success
"Friendship is love without the complications."
Friendship
"The body holds memories the mind cannot access."
Health
"Adventure begins where certainty ends."
Adventure
"Perseverance is sustained acts of courage."
Perseverance
"Money is crystallized choices."
Money
"Technology cannot replace the human touch."
Technology
"Humor is the light that pierces darkness."
Humor
"Life demands we become artists of our existence."
Life
"Love is not possession but liberation."
Love
"Science reveals the universe's mysteries but not its meaning."
Science
"The truth we fear most often saves us."
Truth
"Motivation comes from meaning, not from want."
Motivation
"We are all architects of our own destiny."
Wisdom
"The feminine perspective is not a limitation but a revolution."
Freedom
"To witness suffering is to be called to action."
Courage
"Philosophy begins with wonder and ends with acceptance."
Philosophy
"The family is where we first learn to love and be wounded."
Family
"Creativity demands we sacrifice comfort for truth."
Creativity
"The pursuit of happiness often leads away from it."
Happiness
"History is written by those who survive to tell it."
History
"Silence can be a form of resistance."
Power