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title: "25 Needs Quotes By Sandra Cisneros"
description: "25 Needs quotes by Sandra Cisneros. Plus more from Sandra Cisneros and more Needs sayings from other authors."
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> [Some people need flowers, some people need dandelions. It's medicine, it's what you need at that time in your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/some-people-need-flowers-some-people-need-dandelions-it-s-medicine-it/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [That's what you need for your writing - to learn how to be present, learn how to be calm. So take that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/that-s-what-you-need-for-your-writing-to-learn-how-to-be-present/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [Everything that I write comes when it wants to, out of its own need and it dictates its form. I don't say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/everything-that-i-write-comes-when-it-wants-to-out-of-its-own-need/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [I can't do a linear novel. I'm just going to write what I need to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-can-t-do-a-linear-novel-i-m-just-going-to-write-what-i-need-to-write/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [I know the books that I need to help me to be wiser than my years and be kinder and more compassionate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-know-the-books-that-i-need-to-help-me-to-be-wiser-than-my-years-and/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [Books are medicine and you have to take the right medicine that you need at that moment or that day or that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/books-are-medicine-and-you-have-to-take-the-right-medicine-that-you/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [I do travel a lot, because I need oxygen, I need to go to places to meet people who aren't upset at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-do-travel-a-lot-because-i-need-oxygen-i-need-to-go-to-places-to/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [When I say what I'm reading, this is what I need. I know the ills that plague me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/when-i-say-what-i-m-reading-this-is-what-i-need-i-know-the-ills-that/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [Sometimes I feel I can't quite master my written and spoken Spanish, because I'm too much a student of English. I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/sometimes-i-feel-i-can-t-quite-master-my-written-and-spoken-spanish/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [I think that we need to measure how we give dollars to libraries by need. And the communities that are poor, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-think-that-we-need-to-measure-how-we-give-dollars-to-libraries-by/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [I have to understand what my strengths and limitations are, and work from a true place. I try to do this as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-have-to-understand-what-my-strengths-and-limitations-are-and-work/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [I usually meditate and I call my spirit allies - anyone in the spirit world that I've got connections with. Even in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-usually-meditate-and-i-call-my-spirit-allies-anyone-in-the-spirit/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [There's a lot of people that need these stories, and they can't come to my book, so I'm going to be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/there-s-a-lot-of-people-that-need-these-stories-and-they-can-t-come/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [I can't stand it when people say, "If you're writing a novel, you should read this and that." Because it's like giving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-can-t-stand-it-when-people-say-if-you-re-writing-a-novel-you-should/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [The ability to be present with every single person and engage was a great model for me of the work that a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/the-ability-to-be-present-with-every-single-person-and-engage-was-a/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [I think my family and closest friends are learning about my need to withdraw, and I am learning how to restore and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-think-my-family-and-closest-friends-are-learning-about-my-need-to/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [I think that it's not enough to do the little Band-Aid things of having celebrities come and read to children. Not that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-think-that-it-s-not-enough-to-do-the-little-band-aid-things-of/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [I realize that it's like spices in the kitchen. I need that turmeric. I'm sorry, but cinnamon isn't going to substitute .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-realize-that-it-s-like-spices-in-the-kitchen-i-need-that-turmeric-i/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [If you just breathe, and go slower, you will have enough energy. It's really important because there are people who wait in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/if-you-just-breathe-and-go-slower-you-will-have-enough-energy-it-s/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [We need to write because so many of our stories are not being heard. Where could they be heard in this era…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/we-need-to-write-because-so-many-of-our-stories-are-not-being-heard/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [I know the American Library Association has models for working with the poor. They do have that, and I think that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-know-the-american-library-association-has-models-for-working-with/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [Before you speak, get very quiet, do the meditation, say, "Use me as a channel for what needs to get said to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/before-you-speak-get-very-quiet-do-the-meditation-say-use-me-as-a/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [There are two things you need to ask for, to open up that channel, so you get the light. One is humility,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/there-are-two-things-you-need-to-ask-for-to-open-up-that-channel-so/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [What I recommend is this: after you've talked to everybody, go take a nap! Take a nap. Your body really needs to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/what-i-recommend-is-this-after-you-ve-talked-to-everybody-go-take-a/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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> [I think that you need to have books that talk about the lives of the poor, and they need to be involved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-think-that-you-need-to-have-books-that-talk-about-the-lives-of-the/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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## Other authors on Needs

## More by Sandra Cisneros

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/we-tend-to-think-of-orphans-as-being-the-protagonist-of-stories-we/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-m-learning-a-lot-by-reading-teachers-like-thich-nhat-hanh-pema/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

> [I never know what something is going to be until it emerges from the womb and you see the crown of its head and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-never-know-what-something-is-going-to-be-until-it-emerges-from-the/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

> [Believe it or not, Mexican cooking, for those of you who have not gone farther south than Taco Bell, uses a lot of vegetables.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/believe-it-or-not-mexican-cooking-for-those-of-you-who-have-not-gone/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

> [I feel that I can teach my listener about a new word they can use too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-feel-that-i-can-teach-my-listener-about-a-new-word-they-can-use-too/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

> [Now I feel life is really short and I have to take care of things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/now-i-feel-life-is-really-short-and-i-have-to-take-care-of-things/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/to-this-day-on-my-cheat-days-from-my-diet-which-are-new-year-s-eve/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

> [You can never have too much sky . You can fall asleep and wake up drunk on sky, and sky can keep you safe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/you-can-never-have-too-much-sky-you-can-fall-asleep-and-wake-up-drunk/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

> [ \[Jorge Luis Borges\] had short stories, and I was trying to learn how to write short stories, and then he had these things in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/jorge-luis-borges-had-short-stories-and-i-was-trying-to-learn-how-to/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-want-to-thank-you-especially-those-people-who-are-agnostic-or/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

> [ We changed it to emocionó, the way you say in Spanish, "to emotion me" \[to be moved\]. That, as opposed to "haunt." We wanted… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/we-changed-it-to-emocion-the-way-you-say-in-spanish-to-emotion-me-to/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/when-i-m-starting-to-feel-how-many-more-people-are-there-i-go-slower/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-ve-put-up-with-too-much-too-long-and-now-i-m-just-too-intelligent/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/if-we-got-an-educational-program-going-we-could-tell-people-instead/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

> [I always have to have sweet and salty. I know some of you are going to say, "Oh, I tried dates. I hate them."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-always-have-to-have-sweet-and-salty-i-know-some-of-you-are-going-to/)

[Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/)

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