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Oscar Hijuelos Quotes

People in their forties, fifties, and onward enjoy the whole world of books in a different way than the Internet-age kids do Picture Quote #1

I enjoy listening to contemporary rock on the college stations while I’m taking long walks, love gospel and soul music, am fascinated by hip-hop and rap as the new kind of urban ‘beat’ poetry and, come to think of it, find something interesting about just any kind of music Picture Quote #1

I have never - I have never let go of my childhood contacts. My best friends from childhood are still my best friends Picture Quote #1

When you’re writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call ‘emotional atmosphere,’ ambiance to ambiance Picture Quote #1

Music infuses your spirit with a certain energy that I try to convey in my work Picture Quote #1

Nightclubs are the equivalent of a Catholic Church in a poor country. You hear a lot of stuff about churches filled with gold while the people are starving. But what elitists don’t get is that for poor people, the church is their own mansion. Nightclubs fill the same function Picture Quote #1

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It’s true that immigrant novels have to do with people going from one country to another, but there isn’t a single novel that doesn’t travel from one place to another, emotionally or locally Picture Quote #1

A great novel is worth one thousand films Picture Quote #1

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People in their forties, fifties, and onward enjoy the whole world of books in a different way than the Internet-age kids do. (Oscar Hijuelos Quotes) I enjoy listening to contemporary rock on the college stations while I’m taking long walks, love gospel and soul music, am fascinated by hip-hop and rap as the new kind of urban ‘beat’ poetry and, come to think of it, find something interesting about just any kind of music. (Oscar Hijuelos Quotes) I have never - I have never let go of my childhood contacts. My best friends from childhood are still my best friends. (Oscar Hijuelos Quotes) When you’re writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call ‘emotional atmosphere,’ ambiance to ambiance. (Oscar Hijuelos Quotes) Music infuses your spirit with a certain energy that I try to convey in my work (Oscar Hijuelos Quotes) Nightclubs are the equivalent of a Catholic Church in a poor country. You hear a lot of stuff about churches filled with gold while the people are starving. But what elitists don’t get is that for poor people, the church is their own mansion. Nightclubs fill the same function. (Oscar Hijuelos Quotes) It’s true that immigrant novels have to do with people going from one country to another, but there isn’t a single novel that doesn’t travel from one place to another, emotionally or locally. (Oscar Hijuelos Quotes) A great novel is worth one thousand films (Oscar Hijuelos Quotes)