“Feet, what do I need them for
If I have wings to fly.”
Pies, para qué los quiero
Si tengo alas para volar.
Diary illustration, dated 1953, preceding a foot amputation in August of that year; reproduced on page 415 of Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera (1983)
1946 - 1953
Original
Pies, ¿para qué los quiero si tengo alas pa' volar?
Variant: Pies pa' que los quiero, si tengo alas pa' volar
Source: Extraído del diario de Frida Kahlo
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