I always felt a little worm inside me: 'Now you need to write a novel with a woman protagonist.' Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes felt inside protagonist
Like all of Latin America, Mexico after independence in 1821 turned its back on a triple heritage: on the Spanish heritage, because we were newly liberated colonies, and on our Indian and black heritages, because we considered them backward and barbaric. We looked towards France, England and the U.S., to become progressive democratic republics. Carlos Fuentes americabackbackward share on social
What I want is to respond to the challenge posed by the mass media - to permit the novel to say what can only be said by narrative - to allow it to be itself. Carlos Fuentes challengemasmedium Change image and share on social
The possibility of being as free with the camera as we are with the pen is a fantastic prospect for the creative life of the 21st century. Carlos Fuentes 21stcameracentury Change image and share on social
I'm an adaptable nomad. I love Paris, I've been living in Los Angeles and New York since 1990. I love London, too. My roots are inside of me. Julie Delpy adaptableangeleshave Change image and share on social
If the reader is rooting for the protagonist, they'll forgive you just about everything else. Andy Weir forgiveprotagonistreader Change image and share on social
My feeling for reality TV isn't ironic, guilty, or apologetic. Reality TV is one of the few remaining modes of popular entertainment in which characterization is permitted as plot. Andrea Seigel apologeticcharacterizationentertainment Change image and share on social