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Manuel Puig Quotes

As a rule, one should never place form over content Picture Quote #1

I allow my intuition to lead my path Picture Quote #1

I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself Picture Quote #1

I have written every one of my novels to convince somebody of something Picture Quote #1

I write novels because there is something I don’t understand in reality Picture Quote #1

My pleasure was to copy, not to create Picture Quote #1

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I don’t have traceable literary models because I haven’t had great literary influences in my life Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to name names, but the least I can say about rock and roll is that I’m suspicious Picture Quote #1

I do believe that reading can help you understand what you’re writing and see what others are doing. But sometimes the desire for more information can act as an inhibitor Picture Quote #1

I didn’t choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side Picture Quote #1

I believe that people who don’t achieve anything in life are isolated and resent those that are successful Picture Quote #1

I believe realism is nothing but an analysis of reality. Film scripts have a synthetical constitution Picture Quote #1

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I am only interested in bad taste if I can enjoy a gruesome tango or watch a movie that makes me cry Picture Quote #1

Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying Picture Quote #1

Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their work has been a waste of time Picture Quote #1

What better model of a synthesis than a nocturnal dream? Dreams simplify, don’t they? Picture Quote #1

We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn’t use irony to reduce their power Picture Quote #1

My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor Picture Quote #1

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Most of the movies I saw growing up were viewed as totally disposable, fine for quick consumption, but they have survived 50 years and are still growing Picture Quote #1

If it’s great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It’s a positive force Picture Quote #1

I’m not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing; it makes you feel like an idiot Picture Quote #1

For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it’s essential to be free Picture Quote #1

In a country like France, so ancient, their history is full of outstanding people, so they carry a heavy weight on their back. Who could write in French after Proust or Flaubert? Picture Quote #1

It’s essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political party. While the writer can have certain political views, he has to be careful not to have his hands tied Picture Quote #1

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It’s my own personal unconscious that ultimately creates the novel’s aesthetic facade Picture Quote #1

The nicest thing about feeling happy is that you think you’ll never be unhappy again Picture Quote #1

I believe in characters as vehicles of exposition. Their voices are full of hidden clues, and I like to listen to them Picture Quote #1

I locate that special problem in a character and then try to understand it. That’s the genesis of all my work Picture Quote #1

I write for somebody who has my own limitations. My reader has a certain difficulty with concentrating, which in my case comes from being a film viewer Picture Quote #1

Kafka truly illustrates the way the environment oppresses the individual. He shows how the unconscious controls our lives Picture Quote #1

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As a rule, one should never place form over content (Manuel Puig Quotes) I allow my intuition to lead my path (Manuel Puig Quotes) I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself (Manuel Puig Quotes) I have written every one of my novels to convince somebody of something (Manuel Puig Quotes) I write novels because there is something I don’t understand in reality (Manuel Puig Quotes) My pleasure was to copy, not to create (Manuel Puig Quotes) I don’t have traceable literary models because I haven’t had great literary influences in my life (Manuel Puig Quotes) I don’t want to name names, but the least I can say about rock and roll is that I’m suspicious (Manuel Puig Quotes) I do believe that reading can help you understand what you’re writing and see what others are doing. But sometimes the desire for more information can act as an inhibitor (Manuel Puig Quotes) I didn’t choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side (Manuel Puig Quotes) I believe that people who don’t achieve anything in life are isolated and resent those that are successful (Manuel Puig Quotes) I believe realism is nothing but an analysis of reality. Film scripts have a synthetical constitution (Manuel Puig Quotes) I am only interested in bad taste if I can enjoy a gruesome tango or watch a movie that makes me cry (Manuel Puig Quotes) Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying (Manuel Puig Quotes) Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their work has been a waste of time (Manuel Puig Quotes) What better model of a synthesis than a nocturnal dream? Dreams simplify, don’t they? (Manuel Puig Quotes) We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn’t use irony to reduce their power (Manuel Puig Quotes) My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor (Manuel Puig Quotes) Most of the movies I saw growing up were viewed as totally disposable, fine for quick consumption, but they have survived 50 years and are still growing (Manuel Puig Quotes) If it’s great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It’s a positive force (Manuel Puig Quotes) I’m not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing; it makes you feel like an idiot (Manuel Puig Quotes) For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it’s essential to be free (Manuel Puig Quotes) In a country like France, so ancient, their history is full of outstanding people, so they carry a heavy weight on their back. Who could write in French after Proust or Flaubert? (Manuel Puig Quotes) It’s essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political party. While the writer can have certain political views, he has to be careful not to have his hands tied (Manuel Puig Quotes) It’s my own personal unconscious that ultimately creates the novel’s aesthetic facade (Manuel Puig Quotes) The nicest thing about feeling happy is that you think you’ll never be unhappy again (Manuel Puig Quotes) I believe in characters as vehicles of exposition. Their voices are full of hidden clues, and I like to listen to them (Manuel Puig Quotes) I locate that special problem in a character and then try to understand it. That’s the genesis of all my work (Manuel Puig Quotes) I write for somebody who has my own limitations. My reader has a certain difficulty with concentrating, which in my case comes from being a film viewer (Manuel Puig Quotes) Kafka truly illustrates the way the environment oppresses the individual. He shows how the unconscious controls our lives (Manuel Puig Quotes)

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