The more you speak more languages, the more you understand about yourself. Sandra Cisneros languagespeakunderstand Change image and 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
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
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 abilityclosecommunity 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
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
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
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 englishfeellearn 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
