I realize that when I moved out of my father’s house I shocked and frightened him because I needed a room of… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
My father always defined my gender to my brothers. He'd say, 'This is your sister; you must take care of her.' — 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 wanted to write something in a voice that was unique to who I was. And I wanted something that was accessible… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
The only reason we write - well, the only reason why I write; maybe I shouldn't generalize - is so that I… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
For example, there's no word emocionó in English, so I have to say, "You, you really emotioned me," It's more precise, even… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I was raised in Chicago, so always used Latina. It's what my Father and brothers called ourselves, when we meant the entire… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
My father never wanted me to be a writer. He didn't - he came to terms with it maybe two years before… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
When I lost my father, I thought I learned about grief and transition. However, nobody tells you what it's like to lose… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I feel that I can teach my listener about a new word they can use too. — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
Now I feel life is really short and I have to take care of things. — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
[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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
![“[Jorge Luis Borges] had short stories, and I was trying to learn how to write short stories, and then he had these things in the middle that were like fables, and I loved hearing fables.” quote by Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a46/sandra-cisneros-862_borges_jorge-luis-borges-had-short-stories-and_102630.jpg)
![“We changed it to emocionó, the way you say in Spanish, "to emotion me" [to be moved]. That, as opposed to "haunt." We wanted the feeling of sadness and grief and obsession, so we used emocionó.” quote by Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8fc/sandra-cisneros-862_changed_we-changed-it-to-emocion-the-way-you-say_108295.jpg)
