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" Heart is what drives us and determines our fate. "

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" In the United States, the fact that you can start again gives a lot of energy and strength and youth to this country. That is why it's so powerful in many ways, and so creative. "

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" I feel that telling my secrets makes me less vulnerable. What would make me vulnerable are the secrets I keep. "

" Empowering women means trusting them. "

" Women have always been courageous... They are always fearless when protecting their children and in the last century they have been fearless in the fight for their rights. "

" I never thought that I would come to live in the United States. I was not pursuing the American dream. "

" I never said I wanted a 'happy' life but an interesting one. From separation and loss, I have learned a lot. I have become strong and resilient, as is the case of almost every human being exposed to life and to the world. We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. "

" A man who cooks is very sexy. A woman who cooks is not that sexy. Because it's associated in our mind to the domestic cliche of the woman. "

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" I don't read thrillers, romance or mystery, and I don't read self-help books because I don't believe in shortcuts and loopholes. "

" I can promise you that women working together - linked, informed and educated - can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet. "

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" Twittering and blogging and all that is fine, but there is no idea of how to phrase something beautifully; how to use language to create an emotion. It's just passing information and sometimes very superficial information. "

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" I have learned many things in the 30 years that I have been writing. "