In English, my name means hope. In Spanish, it means too many letters. It means sadness. It means waiting. It is like the number nine, a muddy color. Sandra Cisneros colorenglishhope Change image and share on social
Perhaps the greatest challenge has been trying to keep my time to myself and my private life private in order to do my job. Everything that is most mine belongs to everyone now. Sandra Cisneros belongchallengegreat Change image and share on social
What's always a challenge for me is that my Spanish is not the level of my English. Nor do I read in Spanish the way I read in English. Sandra Cisneros challengeenglishlevel Change image and share on social
Mexico is only a memory of childhood safety. Sandra Cisneros childhoodmemorymexico Change image and share on social
Once people are not here physically, the spiritual remains. We still connect, we can communicate, we can give and receive love and forgiveness. There is love after someone dies. Sandra Cisneros communicateconnectforgiveness Change image and share on social
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 americanblockcountry share on social
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, but usually from those whose opinion I don't respect. Sandra Cisneros bigbumpchild Change image and share on social
I have to understand what my strengths and limitations are, and work from a true place. I try to do this as best I can while still protecting my writer self, which more than ever needs privacy. Sandra Cisneros limitationplaceprivacy Change image and share on social
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 brothercallchicago Change image and share on social
Writing is like sewing together what I call these 'buttons,' these bits and pieces. Sandra Cisneros bitbuttoncall Change image and share on social
