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> [I want people to read good work. If I see someone reading a book by Lorrie Moore or Jennifer Egan, I'm psyched.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/i-want-people-to-read-good-work-if-i-see-someone-reading-a-book-by/)

[Daniel Alarcon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

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> [I do feel fortunate to have some knowledge of the great Latin American writers, including some that are probably not that well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/i-do-feel-fortunate-to-have-some-knowledge-of-the-great-latin/)

[Daniel Alarcon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

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> [I think I'm an American writer writing about Latin America, and I'm a Latin American writer who happens to write in English.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/i-think-i-m-an-american-writer-writing-about-latin-america-and-i-m-a/)

[Daniel Alarcon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

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## More by Daniel Alarcon

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/a-novel-is-like-an-animal-you-have-to-hunt-down-and-kill-if-you-let/)

[Daniel Alarcon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

> [I love to walk through the streets of Jesus Maria and Pueblo Libre. The Spanish colonial buildings are in bright colors, two stories high,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/i-love-to-walk-through-the-streets-of-jesus-maria-and-pueblo-libre/)

[Daniel Alarcon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

> [“They spoke without much fluency about a minor universe of events that affected neither of them: the vagaries of neighborhood life, people they both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/they-spoke-without-much-fluency-about-a-minor-universe-of-events-that/)

[Daniel Alarcón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

> [I guess in my own life I don't really think much about manliness too much. I feel like a lot of men that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/i-guess-in-my-own-life-i-don-t-really-think-much-about-manliness-too/)

[Daniel Alarcon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/i-want-people-to-read-good-work-if-i-see-someone-reading-a-book-by/)

[Daniel Alarcon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

> [“And what does he feel?" "He feels uneasy. A little afaid. Angry. Oddly, a hint of pride." "Good," Henry said. "ANd where are you?"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/and-what-does-he-feel-he-feels-uneasy-a-little-afaid-angry-oddly-a/)

[Daniel Alarcón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

> [How emigration is actually lived - well, this depends on many factors: education, economic station, language, where one lands, and what support network is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/how-emigration-is-actually-lived-well-this-depends-on-many-factors/)

[Daniel Alarcon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

> [Eduardo Halfon is a brilliant storyteller, whose gifts are displayed on every page of this beautiful, daring, and deeply humane book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/eduardo-halfon-is-a-brilliant-storyteller-whose-gifts-are-displayed/)

[Daniel Alarcon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

> [As a boy, I wanted to be the Peruvian Diego Maradona. Sadly, Peru hasnt made the World Cup since 1982, so I guess I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/as-a-boy-i-wanted-to-be-the-peruvian-diego-maradona-sadly-peru-hasnt/)

[Daniel Alarcon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

> [Publication in 'The New Yorker' meant everything, and it's no exaggeration to say that it changed my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/publication-in-the-new-yorker-meant-everything-and-it-s-no/)

[Daniel Alarcon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/i-have-a-love-hate-relationship-with-the-internet-it-s-obviously-the/)

[Daniel Alarcon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

> [Radio is the medium that most closely approximates the experience of reading. As a novelist, I find it very exciting to be able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/radio-is-the-medium-that-most-closely-approximates-the-experience-of/)

[Daniel Alarcon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

> [I do feel fortunate to have some knowledge of the great Latin American writers, including some that are probably not that well known in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/i-do-feel-fortunate-to-have-some-knowledge-of-the-great-latin/)

[Daniel Alarcon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

> [“He admired this too: their ability to preserve joy at any cost, the way prehistoric man might have preserved fire.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/he-admired-this-too-their-ability-to-preserve-joy-at-any-cost-the-way/)

[Daniel Alarcón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

> [I think probably the thing I'm worst at is the most ephemeral stuff, like blogs. I find it really hard to write. And I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-alarcon/i-think-probably-the-thing-i-m-worst-at-is-the-most-ephemeral-stuff/)

[Daniel Alarcon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-alarcon/)

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