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Sandra Cisneros Quotes

I’ve been on television saying, Ã‚Â¡Vamos a la biblioteca!. That was great. Nobody had ever asked me Picture Quote #1

I think there’s some great stuff coming. I do feel that. I think we have reached our Harlem Renaissance Picture Quote #1

I’m from Chicago, so the Chicago working-class poets still mean a great deal to me Picture Quote #1

I have to say my favorite stories are ghost stories. I don’t like to see these made-up monster films or scary films with ghosts. It doesn’t do anything to me. But a real ghost story that someone tells me, that I like Picture Quote #1

I spent my thirties living out of boxes and moving every six months to a year. It was my cloud period: I just wandered like a cloud for ten years, following the food supply. I was a hunter, gatherer, an academic migrant Picture Quote #1

The world we live in is a house on fire and the people we love are burning Picture Quote #1

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I think people should read fairy tales, because we’re hungry for a mythology that will speak to our fears Picture Quote #1

I don’t see any kind of mirror of power, male power, that is, as a form of liberation. I don’t believe in an eye for an eye. I don’t believe this is truly freedom Picture Quote #1

When we started publishing, you had to be better than good. You had to be excellent. But as long as people are reading, I don’t care what they’re reading Picture Quote #1

I grew up listening to the Beatles and being an ardent Beatles fan when I was in third grade all the way to adulthood, and listening to all kinds of music that came to us either at the flea market or in our living rooms or on the ‘Ed Sullivan’ show - all these places we were influenced by Picture Quote #1

I think that Mexican-American kids live in a global world. It’s not even bi-, it’s multi-. You know, for those of us who grew up with different countries on our block, different nationalities, you know, we moved into multiple worlds Picture Quote #1

Think about the books that you were reading at a certain crisis in your life, what you were reading, and that’s because you needed them to nourish your alma Picture Quote #1

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One way to get very humble is to dedicate the work you’re going to do to your community Picture Quote #1

I think my family and closest friends are learning about my need to withdraw, and I am learning how to restore and store my energy to both serve the community to the best of my ability and to serve my writer’s heart Picture Quote #1

My father always defined my gender to my brothers. He’d say, ‘This is your sister; you must take care of her.’ Picture Quote #1

But I deal with this meditating and by understanding I’ve been put on the planet to serve humanity. I have to remind myself to live simply and not to overindulge, which is a constant battle in a material world Picture Quote #1

Heartbreak makes us stronger; it’s an opportunity for spiritual growth. How can you understand someone else’s pain if you have not yourself suffered? Picture Quote #1

The TSA tears through your bags at the airport and the NSA watches what books you buy and what you say over the telephone and online. It doesn’t feel like anything is private anymore Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes I feel I can’t quite master my written and spoken Spanish, because I’m too much a student of English. I would need another lifetime to learn it Picture Quote #1

I was raised in Chicago, so always used Latina. It’s what my Father and brothers called ourselves, when we meant the entire Spanish-speaking community of Chicago Picture Quote #1

I usually say Latina, Mexican-American or American Mexican, and in certain contexts, Chicana, depending on whether my audience understands the term or not Picture Quote #1

Maybe all pain in the world requires poetry Picture Quote #1

Like all guests, after a fortnight, grief is best beyond the door Picture Quote #1

I’m filled with a new joy mixed with old grief Picture Quote #1

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How can art make a difference in the world? Picture Quote #1

Write about what makes you different Picture Quote #1

The devil knows more from experience than from being the devil Picture Quote #1

I believe love is always eternal. Even if eternity is only five minutes Picture Quote #1

I am obsessed with becoming a woman comfortable in her skin Picture Quote #1

You can never have too much sky Picture Quote #1

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I’ve been on television saying, Ã‚Â¡Vamos a la biblioteca!. That was great. Nobody had ever asked me. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I think there’s some great stuff coming. I do feel that. I think we have reached our Harlem Renaissance. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I’m from Chicago, so the Chicago working-class poets still mean a great deal to me (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I have to say my favorite stories are ghost stories. I don’t like to see these made-up monster films or scary films with ghosts. It doesn’t do anything to me. But a real ghost story that someone tells me, that I like. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I spent my thirties living out of boxes and moving every six months to a year. It was my cloud period: I just wandered like a cloud for ten years, following the food supply. I was a hunter, gatherer, an academic migrant. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) The world we live in is a house on fire and the people we love are burning (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I think people should read fairy tales, because we’re hungry for a mythology that will speak to our fears. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I don’t see any kind of mirror of power, male power, that is, as a form of liberation. I don’t believe in an eye for an eye. I don’t believe this is truly freedom. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) When we started publishing, you had to be better than good. You had to be excellent. But as long as people are reading, I don’t care what they’re reading. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I grew up listening to the Beatles and being an ardent Beatles fan when I was in third grade all the way to adulthood, and listening to all kinds of music that came to us either at the flea market or in our living rooms or on the ‘Ed Sullivan’ show - all these places we were influenced by. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I think that Mexican-American kids live in a global world. It’s not even bi-, it’s multi-. You know, for those of us who grew up with different countries on our block, different nationalities, you know, we moved into multiple worlds. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) Think about the books that you were reading at a certain crisis in your life, what you were reading, and that’s because you needed them to nourish your alma. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) One way to get very humble is to dedicate the work you’re going to do to your community (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I think my family and closest friends are learning about my need to withdraw, and I am learning how to restore and store my energy to both serve the community to the best of my ability and to serve my writer’s heart. (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) My father always defined my gender to my brothers. He’d say, ‘This is your sister; you must take care of her.’ (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) But I deal with this meditating and by understanding I’ve been put on the planet to serve humanity. I have to remind myself to live simply and not to overindulge, which is a constant battle in a material world (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) Heartbreak makes us stronger; it’s an opportunity for spiritual growth. How can you understand someone else’s pain if you have not yourself suffered? (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) The TSA tears through your bags at the airport and the NSA watches what books you buy and what you say over the telephone and online. It doesn’t feel like anything is private anymore (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) Sometimes I feel I can’t quite master my written and spoken Spanish, because I’m too much a student of English. I would need another lifetime to learn it (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I was raised in Chicago, so always used Latina. It’s what my Father and brothers called ourselves, when we meant the entire Spanish-speaking community of Chicago (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I usually say Latina, Mexican-American or American Mexican, and in certain contexts, Chicana, depending on whether my audience understands the term or not (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) Maybe all pain in the world requires poetry (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) Like all guests, after a fortnight, grief is best beyond the door (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I’m filled with a new joy mixed with old grief (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) How can art make a difference in the world? (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) Write about what makes you different (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) The devil knows more from experience than from being the devil (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I believe love is always eternal. Even if eternity is only five minutes (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) I am obsessed with becoming a woman comfortable in her skin (Sandra Cisneros Quotes) You can never have too much sky (Sandra Cisneros Quotes)

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