I never know what something is going to be until it emerges from the womb and you see the crown of its… — 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."… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
One of the things we learned from that panel is the way poor communities use a library is very different from wealthy… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
[Dennis Mathis] was very sensitive about keeping the unique way that I spoke English - it had a lot of Mexicanisms or… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
What's always a challenge for me is that my Spanish is not the level of my English. Nor do I read in… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I would drive on streets that were one-way and think, "Why are they all honking at me?" — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
Why don't we have people like Thich Nhat Hanh or Marshall Rosenberg and Nelson Mandela solving violent situations in a peaceful way? — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
San Antonio drives me crazy, but Chicago drives me crazy in a different way. — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
What I've learned is, if I have to go out and speak, the best way to get people's attention is to tell… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I find myself using Spanish words much more now that I'm older, and I guess I have the authority to do it… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
The older I get, the more I'm conscious of ways very small things can make a change in the world. Tiny little… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
There are a few of the authors that I think have made a great big impact on my life. The way I… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I was one of those people raised by a woman who was what I call a prisoner of war. She was captured,… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I can get by and chatter and talk and tell funny stories, make people laugh, but I don't have as many words,… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
The ability to be present with every single person and engage was a great model for me of the work that a… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
You know, if you've got nine people that you've got to get a treat for - because you do have sweet food,… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
One way to get very humble is to dedicate the work you're going to do to your community. And by community I… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to the Beatles and being an ardent Beatles fan when I was in third grade all the way… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
One way to get very humble is to dedicate the work you're going to do to your community. — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
Everything is holding its breath inside me. Everything is waiting to explode like Christmas. I want to be all new and shiny.… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
If educators were really understanding of that, they'd say, "You know what? Forget about bilingual, we're going to do multilingual education." So… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I liked the books I read that said things like 'I shan't'. I would try to find a way to say in… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I learned from the Macarturos. I had never been at a table with a labor organizer and a playwright and a performance… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
The truth has a strange way of following you, of coming up to you and making you listen to what it has… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
There's all kinds of ways to wean yourself off of sugar - because it is like an addiction. — 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
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