Many books that you read, they have those disclaimers that say that, "None of the events and none of the people are… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
We tend to think of orphans as being the protagonist of stories we read when we're kids, and yet here you are:… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I always have to have sweet and salty. I know some of you are going to say, "Oh, I tried dates. I… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
We need to write because so many of our stories are not being heard. Where could they be heard in this era… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I don't know what the definition of a short story is, and I don't even care to answer that question. That's something… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
[Courage] always bigger than what you think you can handle, but you're never going to be given something you can't handle. So… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
There are a few of the authors that I think have made a great big impact on my life. The way I… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I look at Thich Nhat Hanh and I look at Marshall Rosenberg, and they're more concerned about the long range. And that… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
It takes a long time for women to feel it's alright to be chingona. To aspire to be a chingona!...You are saying,… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I think that it's not enough to do the little Band-Aid things of having celebrities come and read to children. Not that… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
A second person that's come to my life very recently, and I'm thankful for it, is Marshall Rosenberg, the founder of the… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I can get by and chatter and talk and tell funny stories, make people laugh, but I don't have as many words,… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
We tend to think of orphans as being the protagonist of stories we read when we're kids, and yet here you are: you're an… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share
I'm learning a lot by reading teachers like Thich Nhat Hanh, Pema Chodron. They teach me because I feel like I have a responsibility… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share
I never know what something is going to be until it emerges from the womb and you see the crown of its head and… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share
Believe it or not, Mexican cooking, for those of you who have not gone farther south than Taco Bell, uses a lot of vegetables.… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share
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… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share
You can never have too much sky . You can fall asleep and wake up drunk on sky, and sky can keep you safe… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share
[Jorge Luis Borges] had short stories, and I was trying to learn how to write short stories, and then he had these things in… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share
I want to thank you, especially those people who are agnostic or atheist. I don't mean any offense by the things I said of… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share
We changed it to emocionó, the way you say in Spanish, "to emotion me" [to be moved]. That, as opposed to "haunt." We wanted… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share
When I'm starting to feel, "How many more people are there?" I go slower. I ask questions, and that person engaging with me gives… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share
I've put up with too much, too long, and now I'm just too intelligent, too powerful, too beautiful, too sure of who I am… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share
If we got an educational program going, we could tell people, "Instead of butter, use avocado." That's something we eat, it has the good… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share
I always have to have sweet and salty. I know some of you are going to say, "Oh, I tried dates. I hate them."… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share
![“[Courage] always bigger than what you think you can handle, but you're never going to be given something you can't handle. So you say, "Okay, when you tell me what it is that I'm supposed to do, please give me the courage to do it."” quote by Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d94/sandra-cisneros-862_bigger_courage-always-bigger-than-what-you-thin_1553179.png)
