All Sandra Cisneros Quotes
- I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now,… Big
- I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took me to the library. I… Always Tell
- Revenge only engenders violence, not clarity and true peace. I think liberation must come from within. Clarity
- I am a woman, and I am a Latina. Those are the things that make my writing distinctive. Those are the things that give my… Distinctive
- I feel comfortable in Spanish, I chat like a parrot, but I don't have the confidence in Spanish that I do in English. Chat
- Mexico is only a memory of childhood safety. Childhood
- 'Hispanic' is English for a person of Latino origin who wants to be accepted by the white status quo. 'Latino' is the word we have… Accepted
- I've always read broadly: literary fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, chick lit, historical, dystopian, nonfiction, memoir. I've even read Westerns. I prefer female protagonists. Always Read
- There are many Latino writers as talented as I am, but because we are published through small presses, our books don't count. We are still… Alien
- My feminism is humanism, with the weakest being those who I represent, and that includes many beings and life forms, including some men. Beings
- And the nice thing about writing a novel is you take your time, you sit with the character sometimes nine years, you look very deeply… Character
- The stories are what no one wants to talk about. So you make up a story because no one is going to tell you the… Inspirational
- 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. One day. Not… Brave
- The beauty of literature is you allow readers to see things through other peoples eyes. All good books do this. All
- Write about what makes you different. Inspirational
- Bricks are crumbling in places, and the front door is so swollen you have to push hard to get in Bricks
- I have to say that the traditional role is kind of a myth. I think the traditional Mexican woman is a fierce woman. Fierce
- I am one who leaves the table like a man, without putting back the chair or picking up the plate Chair
- But I deal with this by meditating and by understanding I've been put on the planet to serve humanity. I have to remind myself to… Battle
- One press account said I was an overnight success. I thought that was the longest night I've ever spent. Account