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The Inhabited Woman
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"The Inhabited Woman" Quotes

A young Nicaraguan woman becomes involved in the Sandinista movement and undergoes a journey of self-discovery and empowerment.

Quotes

I belonged to nobody and nobody belonged to me.

Gioconda Belli

independenceidentity

I would rather live in the uncertainty of hope than the certainty of despair.

Gioconda Belli

hopedespair

I am a woman and I am a poet, and I will live as I must.

Gioconda Belli

womanhoodpoetrystrength

I'm not afraid of death, only of living a life in which I don't make my own choices.

Gioconda Belli

fearchoice

To be a woman is to be marked for life.

Gioconda Belli

womanhoodidentity

Our bodies are the battlefields for the struggle between the forces that would enslave us and those that would liberate us.

Gioconda Belli

bodyliberationstruggle

We're not going to get anywhere until we realize that we're all in this together.

Gioconda Belli

unitycooperation

The most revolutionary act a woman can commit is to be herself.

Gioconda Belli

revolutionwomanhood

The measure of a woman's freedom is the measure of her strength.

Gioconda Belli

freedomstrength

I am not sorry for being a woman, I am sorry that others are not proud of it.

Gioconda Belli

womanhoodpride