# Lucky Broken Girl

- Author: [Ruth Behar](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ruth-behar.md)
- Quotes: 10
- Book page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/ruth-behar/lucky-broken-girl

## Quotes

> “Why is it that bad things have to happen so you learn there are lots of good people in the world?" (Ruthie)

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ruth-behar/lucky-broken-girl/why-is-it-that.md)

> “The only way to deal with fear is to treat it like an unwelcome guest. If you keep entertaining it, you’ll never be rid of it.” (Amara)

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ruth-behar/lucky-broken-girl/the-only-way.md)

> reading is one of our greatest human treasures, to be passed on from generation to generation, so the world might be a better place for everyone. (Acknowledgements)

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ruth-behar/lucky-broken-girl/reading-is-one.md)

> I step out, legs trembling a little but my heart full, and set forth on the next journey, entrusting myself to the beauty and danger of life all over again. (Author's Note)

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ruth-behar/lucky-broken-girl/i-step-out.md)

> Healing is a journey and it takes its own sweet time. What a gift it is to get a second chance at life when the worst is past. (Author's Note)

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ruth-behar/lucky-broken-girl/healing-is-a-journey.md)

> "I think if your dreams are small they can get lost, like trying to find a needle in a haystack...When a dream is big, you can see it better and hold on to it." (Ruthie)

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ruth-behar/lucky-broken-girl/i-think-if-your.md)

> Pain is pain. Speak up. Tell your story. (Author's Note)

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ruth-behar/lucky-broken-girl/pain-is-pain.md)

> “But wherever I go, I know I will feel most at home with the wounded of the world, who hold their heads up high no matter how broken they may seem.”

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ruth-behar/lucky-broken-girl/but-wherever-i.md)

> When we lived in Cuba, I was smart. But when we got to Queens, in New York City, in the United States of America, I became dumb, just because I couldn't speak English. (first lines)

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ruth-behar/lucky-broken-girl/when-we-lived.md)

> Being alive is the best gift of all. (p139)

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ruth-behar/lucky-broken-girl/being-alive-is-the.md)