Laura Esquivel
Laura Esquivel
Laura Esquivelis a Mexican novelist, essayist, and screenwriter who has made noted contributions to Latin-American literature. Her first novel Como agua para chocolatebecame a bestseller in Mexico and the United States, and was later developed into an award-winning film...
NationalityMexican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth30 September 1950
CityMexico City, Mexico
CountryMexico
hurt tears dry
Then she cried without tears, which is said to hurt even more like dry labor.
soup pot celebrate
"Only the pots know the boiling points of the broths," she says as Tita weeps into the wedding batter she is making to celebrate the marriage of her sister to her own true love.
color vibrant-colors
I like vibrant colors.
tears onions next
The trouble with crying over an onion is that once the chopping gets you started and the tears begin to well up, the next thing you know you just can’t stop!
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There are some things in life that shouldn't be given so much importance, if they don't change what is essential.
past smell sound
It was very pleasant to savor its aroma, for smells have the power to evoke the past, bringing back sounds and even other smells that have no match in the present. -Tita