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Daniel Alarcon Quotes

I’m a sucker for any band named after a work of literature. Los de Abajo take their name from Mariano Azuela’s famous novel ‘The Underdogs,’ and that says a lot about who they are and the music they make Picture Quote #1

Generally, I find that when you’re writing and having fun with the writing, that energy and dynamism is going to come out in the text one way or another Picture Quote #1

The bond between parent and child is chemical, fierce, and inexplicable, even if that parent is a sworn killer. This connection cannot be measured; it at once more subtle and more powerful than science Picture Quote #1

Ask any human being alive if they’re the same person they were seven years ago and they’re going to tell you they aren’t Picture Quote #1

It’s true that there are people who live the idea of being an artist, as opposed to the idea of making art, Picture Quote #1

Peru is a country where more than half the people would emigrate if given the chance. That’s half the population that is willing to abandon everything they know for the uncertainty of a life in a foreign land, in another language Picture Quote #1

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A novel is like an animal you have to hunt down and kill. If you let it sit for two days, it’s got a two-day head start. So, if I just look at it every day, I’m so much better off Picture Quote #1

I want people to read good work. If I see someone reading a book by Lorrie Moore or Jennifer Egan, I’m psyched. If I see them reading X Latin American Writer Who Sucks, I’m not psyched. But in terms of news, I do think that’s important Picture Quote #1

I do feel fortunate to have some knowledge of the great Latin American writers, including some that are probably not that well known in English. I’m thinking of Jose Maria Arguedas, whom I read when I was living in Lima, and who really impacted the way I viewed my country Picture Quote #1

For fiction, I’m not particularly nationalistic. I’m not like the Hugo Chavez of Latin American letters, you know? I want people to read good work Picture Quote #1

I love to walk through the streets of Jesus Maria and Pueblo Libre. The Spanish colonial buildings are in bright colors, two stories high, with these intricate wooden, windowed balconies Picture Quote #1

I’m a believer in the benefits of translation. It’s a necessity and a privilege - it would be awful to be limited to reading authors who’s work was composed in the languages I happen to have learned Picture Quote #1

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The impact of any particular writer on your own work is hard to discern Picture Quote #1

At the most basic level, I appreciate writers who have something to say Picture Quote #1

It’s true that there are people who live the idea of being an artist, as opposed to the idea of making art Picture Quote #1

I have a love/hate relationship with the internet. It’s obviously the central tool of how I work, and how I keep in touch with all the writers and then producers that I’m collaborating with. Skype saves my life, you know Picture Quote #1

I write 1,000 words a day first thing in the morning but I cannot write 240 characters to describe a piece that I spent six weeks working on with a producer Picture Quote #1

Peru is a country where more than half the people would emigrate if given the chance. Thats half the population that is willing to abandon everything they know for the uncertainty of a life in a foreign land, in another language Picture Quote #1

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I have to really think hard about how to structure sentences, and do more mapping when I sit down to write, so it does impose a certain discipline, intellectual and linguistic Picture Quote #1

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I’m a sucker for any band named after a work of literature. Los de Abajo take their name from Mariano Azuela’s famous novel ‘The Underdogs,’ and that says a lot about who they are and the music they make (Daniel Alarcon Quotes) Generally, I find that when you’re writing and having fun with the writing, that energy and dynamism is going to come out in the text one way or another. (Daniel Alarcon Quotes) The bond between parent and child is chemical, fierce, and inexplicable, even if that parent is a sworn killer. This connection cannot be measured; it at once more subtle and more powerful than science. (Daniel Alarcon Quotes) Ask any human being alive if they’re the same person they were seven years ago and they’re going to tell you they aren’t. (Daniel Alarcon Quotes) It’s true that there are people who live the idea of being an artist, as opposed to the idea of making art, (Daniel Alarcon Quotes) Peru is a country where more than half the people would emigrate if given the chance. That’s half the population that is willing to abandon everything they know for the uncertainty of a life in a foreign land, in another language. (Daniel Alarcon Quotes) A novel is like an animal you have to hunt down and kill. If you let it sit for two days, it’s got a two-day head start. So, if I just look at it every day, I’m so much better off (Daniel Alarcon Quotes) I want people to read good work. If I see someone reading a book by Lorrie Moore or Jennifer Egan, I’m psyched. If I see them reading X Latin American Writer Who Sucks, I’m not psyched. But in terms of news, I do think that’s important (Daniel Alarcon Quotes) I do feel fortunate to have some knowledge of the great Latin American writers, including some that are probably not that well known in English. I’m thinking of Jose Maria Arguedas, whom I read when I was living in Lima, and who really impacted the way I viewed my country (Daniel Alarcon Quotes) For fiction, I’m not particularly nationalistic. I’m not like the Hugo Chavez of Latin American letters, you know? I want people to read good work (Daniel Alarcon Quotes) I love to walk through the streets of Jesus Maria and Pueblo Libre. The Spanish colonial buildings are in bright colors, two stories high, with these intricate wooden, windowed balconies (Daniel Alarcon Quotes) I’m a believer in the benefits of translation. It’s a necessity and a privilege - it would be awful to be limited to reading authors who’s work was composed in the languages I happen to have learned (Daniel Alarcon Quotes) The impact of any particular writer on your own work is hard to discern (Daniel Alarcon Quotes) At the most basic level, I appreciate writers who have something to say (Daniel Alarcon Quotes) It’s true that there are people who live the idea of being an artist, as opposed to the idea of making art (Daniel Alarcon Quotes) I have a love/hate relationship with the internet. It’s obviously the central tool of how I work, and how I keep in touch with all the writers and then producers that I’m collaborating with. Skype saves my life, you know (Daniel Alarcon Quotes) I write 1,000 words a day first thing in the morning but I cannot write 240 characters to describe a piece that I spent six weeks working on with a producer (Daniel Alarcon Quotes) Peru is a country where more than half the people would emigrate if given the chance. Thats half the population that is willing to abandon everything they know for the uncertainty of a life in a foreign land, in another language (Daniel Alarcon Quotes) I have to really think hard about how to structure sentences, and do more mapping when I sit down to write, so it does impose a certain discipline, intellectual and linguistic (Daniel Alarcon Quotes)