Top 49 Quotes by Sandra Cisneros

About Sandra Cisneros

These are some quotes by American author Sandra Cisneros Author, who was born on December 20, 1954.

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.

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

Writing is like sewing together what I call these 'buttons,' these bits and pieces.

Writing is like sewing together what I call these 'buttons,' these bits and pieces.

Sandra Cisneros

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

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.

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

All of my work is influenced by fairy tales, and I hope my work shows Hans Christian Anderson's influence.

All of my work is influenced by fairy tales, and I hope my work shows Hans Christian Anderson's influence.

Sandra Cisneros

I grew up listening to the Beatles and being an ardent Beatles fan when I was in third grade all the way to adulthood, and listening to all kinds of music that came to us either at the flea market or in our living rooms or on the 'Ed Sullivan' show - all these places we were influenced by.

Sandra Cisneros

I am a woman, and I am a Latina. Those are the things that make my writing distinctive. Those are the things that give my writing power.

I am a woman, and I am a Latina. Those are the things that make my writing distinctive. Those are the things that give my writing power.

Sandra Cisneros

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.

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

My father always defined my gender to my brothers. He'd say, 'This is your sister; you must take care of her.'

My father always defined my gender to my brothers. He'd say, 'This is your sister; you must take care of her.'

Sandra Cisneros

In the business world, I did fairly well, but wasn't happy. A bout of sciatica put me flat on my back. All I could do was read, listen to my mother's stories about the Sandovals, and daydream: a return to self. My writing career had begun.

Sandra Cisneros

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