When reading Anzaldua's piece, my first impression of her was that she was a negative and narrow minded writer because she was hard to follow and it was difficult for me to see where she was coming from.
As I got further into the piece I found some really great quotes and better understood the message she wanted her readers to receive.
On the bottom of page 317 she writes, "Why does writing seem so unnatural for me?" I found this surprising and intriguing as writing is her chosen occupation. What I think she was trying to convey is that even for her, as a professional writer, it can be difficult to lay all of her thoughts and emotions out a blank page for the world to see. She later says, "Writing is dangerous because we are afraid of what writing reveals," which restates her issues with writing. It isn't easy to write, and write well, plain and simple.
On page 319 she wrote, "Because the world I create in writing compensates for what the real world doesn't give me." I found this quote very powerful, accurate and inspirational. I enjoy writing, most often song lyrics, because it provides you with an escape and opens up a world of endless creativity and possibilities. In writing we can be whoever and whatever we want. Writing gives you the gratification of producing something you, and only you, created.
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