Luis Alberto Urrea Quotes
Rita Vargas Caught Her Breath - The Dark Was Spilling Out Of The Mountains As The Sun Vanished In The West. The Deep Purple/blue Shadows Spread Out On The Water Of The Caribe. The Ocean Was Shadowy, Yet At The Same Time, Glowing. The Massif Green On One Side, And Velvety Black On The Other. And Below, The Lights Of The Cities Scattered And Burned, White, Yellow, White, Looking Like Gems. Stars.
She Still Recalls It As One Of The Most Beautiful Sights She'd Ever Witnessed, As If The Coast Of Veracruz Were Somehow Welcoming Its Sons Home. It Would Have Astounded The Dead If The Could Have Looked Out The Windows. Why Would They Ever Have Left Such A Beautiful Home For The Dry Bones And Spikes Of The Desert? If They Could Have Seen What She Saw, They Might Have Stayed Home.
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