To my younger self for not being patient with myself, and for giving up on myself at times.
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View all 212 →My father, with whom I had a complex relationship: often, when I was young, his desire to protect me clashed with the stubbornness of my choices.
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My son Ramón was the victim of my wrath at a particular time that still withers me with disgrace.
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