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Manuel Puig Quotes

Being a man (male macho) does not give you right to anything Picture Quote #1

I would very much like to become a best - selling author Picture Quote #1

I only understand realism Picture Quote #1

I’m not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing; it makes you feel like an idiot Picture Quote #1

I like the beauty of Faulkner’s poetry. But I don’t like his themes, not at all Picture Quote #1

I’ve never seen a worse situation than that of young writers in the United States. The publishing business in North America is so commercialized Picture Quote #1

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Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed Picture Quote #1

All of my problems are rather complicated - I need an entire novel to deal with them, not a short story or a movie. It’s like a personal therapy Picture Quote #1

Contrary to what Kafka does, I always like to refer all of my fictions to the level of reality, He, on the other hand, leaves them at an imaginary level Picture Quote #1

Hitchcock makes it very clear to us. There’s an objective and a subjective camera, like there’s a third- and a first-person narrator in literature Picture Quote #1

I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear of displaying a soi-disant bad taste stops us from venturing into special cultural zones Picture Quote #1

I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States and didn’t have my immigration papers in order, so working for a university was a way of resolving the issue Picture Quote #1

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I haven’t been the kind of writer about whom book - length academic studies have been written Picture Quote #1

I’ve always wondered why there isn’t a great French novel about the German occupation. The nouveau roman authors weren’t interested in telling that sort of thing Picture Quote #1

Modern American cinema seems to me superficial. The intention is to understand a certain reality, and the result is nothing but a photographing of that reality Picture Quote #1

One performs a very different act when reading a movie and when reading a novel. Your attention behaves differently Picture Quote #1

Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed Picture Quote #1

I like the beauty of Faulkner’s poetry. But I don’t like his themes, not at all Picture Quote #1

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I do believe that reading can help you understand what you’re writing and see what others are doing. But sometimes the desire for more information can act as an inhibitor Picture Quote #1

What’s better, a poetic intuition or an intellectual work? I think they complement each other Picture Quote #1

I didn’t choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side Picture Quote #1

All of my problems are rather complicated - I need an entire novel to deal with them, not a short story or a movie. It’s like a personal therapy Picture Quote #1

I think cinema is closer to allegories than to reality. It’s closer to our dreams Picture Quote #1

I’ve always wondered why there isn’t a great French novel about the German occupation. The nouveau roman authors weren’t interested in telling that sort of thing Picture Quote #1

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I don’t have traceable literary models because I haven’t had great literary influences in my life Picture Quote #1

If it’s great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It’s a positive force Picture Quote #1

Whenever I write, I’m always thinking of the reader Picture Quote #1

Writers are not meant for action Picture Quote #1

Tardiness in literature can make me nervous Picture Quote #1

My greatest aspiration was always to live in the tropics Picture Quote #1

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Being a man (male macho) does not give you right to anything (Manuel Puig Quotes) I would very much like to become a best - selling author (Manuel Puig Quotes) I only understand realism (Manuel Puig Quotes) I’m not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing; it makes you feel like an idiot. (Manuel Puig Quotes) I like the beauty of Faulkner’s poetry. But I don’t like his themes, not at all (Manuel Puig Quotes) I’ve never seen a worse situation than that of young writers in the United States. The publishing business in North America is so commercialized (Manuel Puig Quotes) Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed (Manuel Puig Quotes) All of my problems are rather complicated - I need an entire novel to deal with them, not a short story or a movie. It’s like a personal therapy (Manuel Puig Quotes) Contrary to what Kafka does, I always like to refer all of my fictions to the level of reality, He, on the other hand, leaves them at an imaginary level (Manuel Puig Quotes) Hitchcock makes it very clear to us. There’s an objective and a subjective camera, like there’s a third- and a first-person narrator in literature (Manuel Puig Quotes) I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear of displaying a soi-disant bad taste stops us from venturing into special cultural zones (Manuel Puig Quotes) I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States and didn’t have my immigration papers in order, so working for a university was a way of resolving the issue (Manuel Puig Quotes) I haven’t been the kind of writer about whom book - length academic studies have been written (Manuel Puig Quotes) I’ve always wondered why there isn’t a great French novel about the German occupation. The nouveau roman authors weren’t interested in telling that sort of thing (Manuel Puig Quotes) Modern American cinema seems to me superficial. The intention is to understand a certain reality, and the result is nothing but a photographing of that reality (Manuel Puig Quotes) One performs a very different act when reading a movie and when reading a novel. Your attention behaves differently (Manuel Puig Quotes) Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed. (Manuel Puig Quotes) I like the beauty of Faulkner’s poetry. But I don’t like his themes, not at all. (Manuel Puig Quotes) I do believe that reading can help you understand what you’re writing and see what others are doing. But sometimes the desire for more information can act as an inhibitor. (Manuel Puig Quotes) What’s better, a poetic intuition or an intellectual work? I think they complement each other. (Manuel Puig Quotes) I didn’t choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side. (Manuel Puig Quotes) All of my problems are rather complicated - I need an entire novel to deal with them, not a short story or a movie. It’s like a personal therapy. (Manuel Puig Quotes) I think cinema is closer to allegories than to reality. It’s closer to our dreams. (Manuel Puig Quotes) I’ve always wondered why there isn’t a great French novel about the German occupation. The nouveau roman authors weren’t interested in telling that sort of thing. (Manuel Puig Quotes) I don’t have traceable literary models because I haven’t had great literary influences in my life. (Manuel Puig Quotes) If it’s great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It’s a positive force. (Manuel Puig Quotes) Whenever I write, I’m always thinking of the reader (Manuel Puig Quotes) Writers are not meant for action (Manuel Puig Quotes) Tardiness in literature can make me nervous (Manuel Puig Quotes) My greatest aspiration was always to live in the tropics (Manuel Puig Quotes)

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