Laura Esquirel’s Words

“Having felt it with her own body, she knew a look could start a fire. Even to set the sun itself ablaze….Those huge stars have lasted for millions of years by taking care never to absorb any of the fiery rays lovers all over the world send up at them night after night. To avoid that, the star generates so much heat inside itself that it shatters the rays into a thousand pieces. Any look it receives is immediately repulsed, reflected back onto the earth, like a trick done with mirrors.“

- Laura Esquirel, “Like Water for Chocolate“, p.60

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