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41 " Cinderellas, dreaming. Maite dreamed too, but nothing came of it. "
― Silvia Moreno-Garcia , Velvet Was the Night
42 " He had a treacherous smile. "
43 " You’re a commie troublemaker. And all commies want to get into some very bad shit, don’t they? So tell me: why don’t you think she’s with Jackie, huh? "
44 " She had peered into the soul, the life, of another human being, and she had cut out a part of them and they'd never know it. "
45 " So do I. I still find the time to glance at a paper, especially these days when we’ve got the government engaged in vicious repressive activities. "
46 " She had loved without restraint, and he'd left a stain upon her soul. "
47 " Some people are made to be lonely. "
48 " She was part of a story. "
49 " In the papers, columnists accused communist foreigners of corrupting Mexico’s youth and attempting to destroy the nation. The cops were innocent, lawful citizens doing their jobs. Perhaps it wasn’t true, but it made Maite’s skin prickle with dread, because no one wanted a repeat of ’68. "
50 " That night, at home, she pinched the flabby skin of her belly and thought about cutting it with a pair of scissors. Then she wept over an issue of Secret Romance. "
51 " The CIA is terrified of communists in Latin America and Mexico is dangerously close to Cuba. "
52 " Elvis didn’t reply and pressed the rag against his cheek. Let El Güero chuckle if he wanted. It’s not like one could expect solidarity from that piece of shit. Never had and never would. "