One press account said I was an overnight success. I thought that was the longest night I've ever spent. Sandra Cisneros accounthavelong Change image and share on social
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 distinctivegivelatina Change image and share on social
My father always defined my gender to my brothers. He'd say, 'This is your sister; you must take care of her.' Sandra Cisneros brothercaredefine Change image and share on social
The older I get, the more I'm conscious of ways very small things can make a change in the world. Tiny little things, but the world is made up of tiny matters, isn't it? Sandra Cisneros changeconsciousmake Change image and share on social
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 adulthoodardentbeatles share on social
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
I liked the books I read that said things like 'I shan't'. I would try to find a way to say in my life, to reply, 'I shan't do that, mother.' That was so far away from my barrio world. Sandra Cisneros barriobookfind Change image and share on social
My father never wanted me to be a writer. He didn't - he came to terms with it maybe two years before he died. He wanted me to be a weather girl because when I was growing up, there were very few Latinas on television, and in the early '70s when you first started seeing Latinas on TV, they would be the weather girls. Sandra Cisneros 70sdieearly share on social
I think people should read fairy tales, because we're hungry for a mythology that will speak to our fears. Sandra Cisneros fairyfearhungry 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