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
And the nice thing about writing a novel is you take your time, you sit with the character sometimes nine years, you look very deeply at a situation, unlike in real life when we just kind of snap something out. Sandra Cisneros characterdeeplykind share on social
Well, I'm Buddhist, Ray, and so part of my Buddhism has allowed me to look a little more deeply at people and the events in my life that created me. And I think a lot of that Buddhism comes out in the world view in this novel. Sandra Cisneros allowbuddhismbuddhist share on social
Generally if you're a daughter in a Mexican family, no one wants to tell you anything; they tell you the healthy lies about your family. Sandra Cisneros daughterfamilygenerally 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
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 thought that strange syntax was the language of story books. I didn't realize those were poor translations... English from Edwardian times. Sandra Cisneros bookedwardianenglish Change image and share on social
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 still the illegal aliens of the literary world. Sandra Cisneros alienbookcount Change image and share on social
I realize that when I moved out of my father's house I shocked and frightened him because I needed a room of my own, a space of my own to reinvent myself. Sandra Cisneros fatherfrightenhouse Change image and share on social
I've always read broadly: literary fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, chick lit, historical, dystopian, nonfiction, memoir. I've even read Westerns. I prefer female protagonists. Sandra Cisneros broadlychickdystopian Change image and share on social
