Eduardo C. Corral Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“The heart can only be broken / once, like a window.”
-- Eduardo C. CorralSource : Eduardo C. Corral, “In Colorado My Father Scoured And Stacked Dishes”
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“Once a man offered me his heart and I said no. Not because I didn’t love him. Not because he was a beast or white — I couldn’t love him. Do you understand? In bed while we slept, our bodies inches apart, the dark between our flesh a wick. It was burning down. And he couldn’t feel it.”
-- Eduardo C. Corral
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“Even when muddy your wings sparkle bright wonders that heal broken worlds.”
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“When a man dies, flesh is frayed and broken in the fire, but not his will.”
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“I’ve written this poem before but always through a window, never through an open door.”
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“Where ever I am I always find myself looking out the window wishing I was somewhere else.”
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“Truth is naturally universal...and shines into many different windows, though many are clouded.”
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“All the tenets that I had grown up with were thrown out the window.”
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Source : Jennifer Lopez (2014). “True Love”, p.197, Penguin
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