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Sandra Cisneros Quotes

You can’t erase what you know. You can’t forget who you are Picture Quote #1

We have all this courage as writers, but then there’s this fear Picture Quote #1

Even if you don’t believe in God, you have to believe in love Picture Quote #1

You’ll change. You’ll see. Wait till you meet Mr. Right Picture Quote #1

I usually say Latina, Mexican-American or American Mexican, and in certain contexts, Chicana, depending on whether my audience understands the term or not Picture Quote #1

You don’t want somebody who doesn’t know his own heart, do you? You’ll find someone who’s brave enough to love you. Someday. One day. Not today Picture Quote #1

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The more you speak more languages, the more you understand about yourself. It’s like being blind. You aren’t less of a person, but you’re missing out on wonderful things Picture Quote #1

Writing is like sewing together what I call these ‘buttons,’ these bits and pieces Picture Quote #1

To this day, on my cheat days from my diet, which are New Year’s Eve and my birthday, I buy luxury foods that are very indicative of my class Picture Quote #1

I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now, but usually from those whose opinion I don’t respect Picture Quote #1

I do travel a lot, because I need oxygen, I need to go to places to meet people who aren’t upset at me because I’m asking for peace Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I feel I can’t quite master my written and spoken Spanish, because I’m too much a student of English. I would need another lifetime to learn it Picture Quote #1

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My friend, Dennis Mathis, was reading Eastern European and Japanese experimental writers, and I brought the Latin American writers to his attention, so we exchanged books and bounced off one another Picture Quote #1

There’s a lot of things that haven’t been communicated to our communities. I didn’t know these things myself. I didn’t know that if you ate cheap food, it was like buying cheap gasoline, and there was a reason why after an hour you get headaches, or youhypoglycemic Picture Quote #1

Once people are not here physically, the spiritual remains. We still connect, we can communicate, we can give and receive love and forgiveness. There is love after someone dies Picture Quote #1

We can have our hearts broken over so much more. It is important to recognize the full spectrum of heartbreak. We can be heartbroken by lost and by disappointment. But heartbreak is not just this negative image we see, it’s not this terrible experience that brings no benefits Picture Quote #1

The house was immaculate, as always, not a stray hair anywhere, not a flake of dandruff or a crumpled towel. Even the roses on the dining-room table held their breath. A kind of airless cleanliness that always made me want to sneeze Picture Quote #1

I wanted to write something in a voice that was unique to who I was. And I wanted something that was accessible to the person who works at Dunkin Donuts or who drives a bus, someone who comes home with their feet hurting like my father, someone whos busy and has too many children, like my mother Picture Quote #1

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When you have your heart broken wide, you are also open to things of beauty as well as things of sadness. Once people are not here physically, the spiritual remains, we still connect, we can communicate, we can give and receive love and forgiveness. There is love after someone dies Picture Quote #1

But I deal with this by meditating and by understanding I’ve been put on the planet to serve humanity. I have to remind myself to live simply and not overindulge, which is a constant battle in a material world Picture Quote #1

I have to say that the traditional role is kind of a myth. I think the traditional Mexican woman is a fierce woman Picture Quote #1

There are many Latino writers as talented as I am, but because we are published through small presses, our books don’t count. We are still the illegal aliens of the literary world Picture Quote #1

I’ve always read broadly: literary fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, chick lit, historical, dystopian, nonfiction, memoir. I’ve even read Westerns. I prefer female protagonists Picture Quote #1

‘Hispanic’ is English for a person of Latino origin who wants to be accepted by the white status quo. ‘Latino’ is the word we have always used for ourselves Picture Quote #1

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Writing poetry helps me to write my fiction; each thing helps the other Picture Quote #1

I don’t really think our government at heart wants peace. So I urge you, write to Mrs. Laura Bush, because she reads Picture Quote #1

I had no concept of this [healthy food] until very, very late in life, thanks to a trainer/nutritionist that I met who has been working with me since I was forty-five Picture Quote #1

What do we call our Harlem Renaissance? Maybe in the future, it won’t be just Latino, maybe it’ll be more multi-multi, because, you know, people are such fusions now, of so many different cultures Picture Quote #1

I feel the fear touches on something deeper. A sense perhaps of, My life is speeding past me and I can’t get a handle on it Picture Quote #1

I grew up with this kind of grocery store that caters to the poor. They serve you the worst food Picture Quote #1

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You can’t erase what you know. You can’t forget who you are. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) We have all this courage as writers, but then there’s this fear (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) Even if you don’t believe in God, you have to believe in love (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) You’ll change. You’ll see. Wait till you meet Mr. Right (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I usually say Latina, Mexican-American or American Mexican, and in certain contexts, Chicana, depending on whether my audience understands the term or not. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) You don’t want somebody who doesn’t know his own heart, do you? You’ll find someone who’s brave enough to love you. Someday. One day. Not today. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) The more you speak more languages, the more you understand about yourself. It’s like being blind. You aren’t less of a person, but you’re missing out on wonderful things. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) Writing is like sewing together what I call these ‘buttons,’ these bits and pieces (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) To this day, on my cheat days from my diet, which are New Year’s Eve and my birthday, I buy luxury foods that are very indicative of my class. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now, but usually from those whose opinion I don’t respect. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I do travel a lot, because I need oxygen, I need to go to places to meet people who aren’t upset at me because I’m asking for peace. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) Sometimes I feel I can’t quite master my written and spoken Spanish, because I’m too much a student of English. I would need another lifetime to learn it. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) My friend, Dennis Mathis, was reading Eastern European and Japanese experimental writers, and I brought the Latin American writers to his attention, so we exchanged books and bounced off one another. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) There’s a lot of things that haven’t been communicated to our communities. I didn’t know these things myself. I didn’t know that if you ate cheap food, it was like buying cheap gasoline, and there was a reason why after an hour you get headaches, or youhypoglycemic. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) Once people are not here physically, the spiritual remains. We still connect, we can communicate, we can give and receive love and forgiveness. There is love after someone dies. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) We can have our hearts broken over so much more. It is important to recognize the full spectrum of heartbreak. We can be heartbroken by lost and by disappointment. But heartbreak is not just this negative image we see, it’s not this terrible experience that brings no benefits (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) The house was immaculate, as always, not a stray hair anywhere, not a flake of dandruff or a crumpled towel. Even the roses on the dining-room table held their breath. A kind of airless cleanliness that always made me want to sneeze (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I wanted to write something in a voice that was unique to who I was. And I wanted something that was accessible to the person who works at Dunkin Donuts or who drives a bus, someone who comes home with their feet hurting like my father, someone whos busy and has too many children, like my mother (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) When you have your heart broken wide, you are also open to things of beauty as well as things of sadness. Once people are not here physically, the spiritual remains, we still connect, we can communicate, we can give and receive love and forgiveness. There is love after someone dies (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) But I deal with this by meditating and by understanding I’ve been put on the planet to serve humanity. I have to remind myself to live simply and not overindulge, which is a constant battle in a material world (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I have to say that the traditional role is kind of a myth. I think the traditional Mexican woman is a fierce woman (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) There are many Latino writers as talented as I am, but because we are published through small presses, our books don’t count. We are still the illegal aliens of the literary world (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I’ve always read broadly: literary fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, chick lit, historical, dystopian, nonfiction, memoir. I’ve even read Westerns. I prefer female protagonists (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) ‘Hispanic’ is English for a person of Latino origin who wants to be accepted by the white status quo. ‘Latino’ is the word we have always used for ourselves (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) Writing poetry helps me to write my fiction; each thing helps the other (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I don’t really think our government at heart wants peace. So I urge you, write to Mrs. Laura Bush, because she reads. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I had no concept of this [healthy food] until very, very late in life, thanks to a trainer/nutritionist that I met who has been working with me since I was forty-five. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) What do we call our Harlem Renaissance? Maybe in the future, it won’t be just Latino, maybe it’ll be more multi-multi, because, you know, people are such fusions now, of so many different cultures. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I feel the fear touches on something deeper. A sense perhaps of, My life is speeding past me and I can’t get a handle on it. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I grew up with this kind of grocery store that caters to the poor. They serve you the worst food (Sandra Cisneros Quotes)

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