Being human Quote by Francisco Goldman

There are now 30-year-old Mexican writers who do great novels in which Mexico isn't even mentioned.

— Carlos Fuentes

I'm Mexican-American, but for a long time I was pushed out of any references to Mexican-American writers. It was easier to come out as…

— John Rechy

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…

— Sandra Cisneros

Most writers in Mexico have had posts as ambassadors, secretaries - that is no longer the case. Now a writer can live off writing.…

— Carlos Fuentes

I wanted to think about ways to get an American readership concerned with what is happening in Mexico, but also to reframe it as…

— Sarah Stillman

I may not remember the name of a book's author, but let it be clear, what I will not forget is the violence, the…

— Enrique Pena Nieto

You have an absolute freedom in Mexican writing today in which you don't necessarily have to deal with the Mexican identity. You know why?…

— Carlos Fuentes

Mexico just needs more journalists, and especially more good places to publish and exhibit. There are all kinds of censorship practiced in Mexico, not…

— Francisco Goldman

There is a culture of corruption in many parts of the Mexican media, of course. It seems that there are fewer and fewer media…

— Francisco Goldman

“Mexico has made a mistake. Alone, it fights a war against a global phenomenon that only matters to a few. That makes the headlines…

— Sabina Berman

There are a great number of Mexicans who live every day worried about the lack of employment and opportunities. Those conditions also damage the…

— Enrique Pena Nieto

I'm a little skeptical of so-called narco fiction, I have to say, though some writers I admire may have written some narco fiction. You…

— Francisco Goldman