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
I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took me to… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I think one of the great primordial fears we have once we become conscious of our aloneness as children is the fear… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
Catholicism believes in the Virgen de Guadalupe. The mother of God is worshipped, especially in Latin America. I find her very empowering.… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I had a mother who walked to the library with me, and you can't walk to a lot of libraries in San… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
"You're next, after the feather dancers." And you had to get their attention, because otherwise people would go, "Oh, a poet." You… — 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
My Virgen de Guadalupe is not the mother of God. She is God. She is a face for a god without a… — 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
You want to be able to say anything when you do your first draft, because some of that goofy stuff that you… — 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
I was raised a Catholic, but with very liberal parents, so I had to find my spirituality. I've been looking for it… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
True love in Mexico isn't between lovers; it's between a parent and a child. Mexico is a very intense culture of sons… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
Friends started saying, "Oh, don't come. No vengas. It's dangerous for us, and we live here." Then there's also the issue, if… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
In the business world, I did fairly well, but wasn't happy. A bout of sciatica put me flat on my back. All… — 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
![“Friends started saying, "Oh, don't come. No vengas. It's dangerous for us, and we live here." Then there's also the issue, if you go back, and you happen to be Mexican-American, you get treated very differently [in Mexico] than if you're blond. If you say something wrong, they say, "Why don't you…” quote by Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/07b/sandra-cisneros-862_dangerous_friends-started-saying-oh-don-t-come-no_2950750.jpg)
![“[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)
