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title: "34 Want Quotes By Sandra Cisneros"
description: "34 Want quotes by Sandra Cisneros. Plus more from Sandra Cisneros and more Want sayings from other authors."
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> [I don't really think our government at heart wants peace. So I urge you, write to Mrs. Laura Bush, because she reads.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-don-t-really-think-our-government-at-heart-wants-peace-so-i-urge/)

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

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> [I want to write an essay called "Fear of Mexico," because I always feel like Mexico's this lover that never writes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-want-to-write-an-essay-called-fear-of-mexico-because-i-always-feel/)

[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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> [The stories are what no one wants to talk about. So you make up a story because no one is going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/the-stories-are-what-no-one-wants-to-talk-about-so-you-make-up-a/)

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

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> [Generally if you're a daughter in a Mexican family, no one wants to tell you anything; they tell you the healthy lies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/generally-if-you-re-a-daughter-in-a-mexican-family-no-one-wants-to/)

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

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> [Even my mom. I have to tell her, "If you want a snack, don't go to bed with potato chips. Eat a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/even-my-mom-i-have-to-tell-her-if-you-want-a-snack-don-t-go-to-bed/)

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

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> [You don't want somebody who doesn't know his own heart, do you? You'll find someone who's brave enough to love you. Someday.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/you-don-t-want-somebody-who-doesn-t-know-his-own-heart-do-you-you-ll/)

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

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> [I think there's a rule that once you want to live somewhere, you can't find a job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-think-there-s-a-rule-that-once-you-want-to-live-somewhere-you-can-t/)

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

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> [I have to get my will in order. I have to get the Macondo Foundation going. I want to invest the money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-have-to-get-my-will-in-order-i-have-to-get-the-macondo-foundation/)

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

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> [I look at Thich Nhat Hanh and I look at Marshall Rosenberg, and they're more concerned about the long range. And that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-look-at-thich-nhat-hanh-and-i-look-at-marshall-rosenberg-and-they/)

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

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> [Everything is holding its breath inside me. Everything is waiting to explode like Christmas. I want to be all new and shiny.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/everything-is-holding-its-breath-inside-me-everything-is-waiting-to/)

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

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> [I don't want to blame anybody, but I just want to tell you that the process of writing is antisocial, so on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-don-t-want-to-blame-anybody-but-i-just-want-to-tell-you-that-the/)

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

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> [You know how women have this clock when they want to have a baby? I had this clock where I wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/you-know-how-women-have-this-clock-when-they-want-to-have-a-baby-i/)

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

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> [I never know what something is going to be until it emerges from the womb and you see the crown of its…](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/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-don-t-know-what-the-definition-of-a-short-story-is-and-i-don-t-even/)

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

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> [For me, a story's a story if people want to hear it; it's very much based on oral storytelling. And for me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/for-me-a-story-s-a-story-if-people-want-to-hear-it-it-s-very-much/)

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

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> [Get yourself empty in the Eastern sense. Not in the Western sense. In the Western sense when we feel empty we feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/get-yourself-empty-in-the-eastern-sense-not-in-the-western-sense-in/)

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

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> [I was one of those people raised by a woman who was what I call a prisoner of war. She was captured,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-was-one-of-those-people-raised-by-a-woman-who-was-what-i-call-a/)

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

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> [Something I always tell students is, when you're writing something, you want to write the first draft and you want it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/something-i-always-tell-students-is-when-you-re-writing-something-you/)

[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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> [Something I always tell students is, when you're writing something, you want to write the first draft and you want it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/something-i-always-tell-students-is-when-you-re-writing-something-you-2/)

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

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> [When I was at home, I wasn't shy. I was the clown at home, because I was loved. It was in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/when-i-was-at-home-i-wasn-t-shy-i-was-the-clown-at-home-because-i-was/)

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

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> [People want you to be the ambassador of everything. This happens to me especially when I go to Europe. I have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/people-want-you-to-be-the-ambassador-of-everything-this-happens-to-me/)

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

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> [Imagine Americans who go to Paris. Why would you want to go where someone's going to disparage you? Why would you go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/imagine-americans-who-go-to-paris-why-would-you-want-to-go-where/)

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

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> ['Hispanic' is English for a person of Latino origin who wants to be accepted by the white status quo. 'Latino' is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/hispanic-is-english-for-a-person-of-latino-origin-who-wants-to-be/)

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

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> [You know, you want to be outrageous when you're young, so all the young people say, "Oooh . . ." Now my tactics are different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/you-know-you-want-to-be-outrageous-when-you-re-young-so-all-the-young/)

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

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> [I want to thank you, especially those people who are agnostic or atheist. I don't mean any offense by the things I…](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/)

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> [Your prospective employer, or the person you have a crush on, or the person you want to talk to. You're judging yourself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/your-prospective-employer-or-the-person-you-have-a-crush-on-or-the/)

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

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> [I don't just want to talk to the choir. I want to sit down and be respectful of the people who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-don-t-just-want-to-talk-to-the-choir-i-want-to-sit-down-and-be/)

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

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> [Once you can open yourself to joy, you feel as if you've transformed your sadness into illumination, which is really all that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/once-you-can-open-yourself-to-joy-you-feel-as-if-you-ve-transformed/)

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

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> [The house was immaculate, as always, not a stray hair anywhere, not a flake of dandruff or a crumpled towel. Even the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/the-house-was-immaculate-as-always-not-a-stray-hair-anywhere-not-a/)

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

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> [I'm most tired after I read, after I've just done a performance, but what I try to do is to fuel and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-m-most-tired-after-i-read-after-i-ve-just-done-a-performance-but/)

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

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> [You want to be able to say anything when you do your first draft, because some of that goofy stuff that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/you-want-to-be-able-to-say-anything-when-you-do-your-first-draft/)

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

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> [I think I didn't know what I was creating, as much as I knew what I didn't want to do. And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-think-i-didn-t-know-what-i-was-creating-as-much-as-i-knew-what-i/)

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

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## Other authors on Want

## 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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