I chose the pen because the gun had already taken too much. - Nellie Campobello

"I chose the pen because the gun had already taken too much."

Nellie Campobello Wisdom

Novelist Mexican 1900–1986

More from Nellie Campobello

"I am my own woman, and I will not be silenced."

"Memory is the bridge between what was and what could be."

"Revolution begins in the heart before it reaches the streets."

"To know oneself is to begin the journey of change."

"I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed."

"The best things in life are free."

"You can't have everything in life, but you can have what matters most."

"A woman's intuition is rarely wrong."