I wanted to share my doubts and my culinary, amorous, and cosmic experiences. So I wrote 'Like Water for Chocolate,' which is merely the reflection of who I am as a woman, a wife, a mother, a daughter.
Laura EsquivelRead
What has never changed, what is always present and what is, in the end, what sustains us is that energy that I talk about in 'Like Water for Chocolate...' that loving energy. Without that, I wouldn't have had the strength to keep going and enjoy life.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the importance of love as a sustaining energy in life.
In this quote, Laura Esquivel expresses the idea that love is a fundamental force that provides strength and joy in life. She suggests that this 'loving energy' is constant and essential for perseverance and appreciation of life's experiences. Without nurturing love, one might struggle to find the motivation to continue and savor life.
Themes
LoveEnergyStrengthLifeSustenance
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared at a wedding to highlight the importance of love in marriage.
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All quotes →I am always interested in that relationship between outer reality and inner desire, and I think it is important to pay attention to the inner voice because it is the only way to discover your mission in life and the only way to develop the strength to break with whatever familial or cultural norms are preventing you from fulfilling your destiny.
Laura EsquivelRead
It wasn't books that inspired me to write. For me, inspiration was simple, immediate: I got it from eating, dancing, talking. I got it from life lived, things touched, from sensuality, from love of life, from our irrefutable connection to the earth.
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