Facts about Sandra Cisneros

Occup.Author
FromUSA
BornDecember 20, 1954
Age69 years

Summary

Sandra Cisneros is a famous Author from USA, he/she is 69 years old and still alive, born December 20, 1954.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac sagittarius, who is known for Philosophical, Motion, Experimentation, Optimism. Our collection contains 18 quotes who is written / told by Sandra.

18 Famous quotes by Sandra Cisneros

Small: I usually say Latina, Mexican-American or American Mexican, and in certain contexts, Chicana, depending
"I usually say Latina, Mexican-American or American Mexican, and in certain contexts, Chicana, depending on whether my audience understands the term or not"
Small: I try to be as honest about what I see and to speak rather than be silent, especially if it means I can
"I try to be as honest about what I see and to speak rather than be silent, especially if it means I can save lives, or serve humanity"
Small: I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took me
"I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took me to the library. I wanted to become a writer so I could see my name in the card catalog"
Small: I was raised in Chicago, so always used Latina. Its what my Father and brothers called ourselves, when
"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"
Small: I dont see any kind of mirror of power, male power, that is, as a form of liberation. I dont believe in
"I don't see any kind of mirror of power, male power, that is, as a form of liberation. I don't believe in an eye for an eye. I don't believe this is truly freedom"
Small: My feminism is humanism, with the weakest being those who I represent, and that includes many beings an
"My feminism is humanism, with the weakest being those who I represent, and that includes many beings and life forms, including some men"
Small: I think my family and closest friends are learning about my need to withdraw, and I am learning how to
"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"
Small: But I deal with this meditating and by understanding Ive been put on the planet to serve humanity.
"But I deal with this meditating and by understanding I've been put on the planet to serve humanity. I have to remind myself to live simply and not to overindulge, which is a constant battle in a material world"
Small: And the nice thing about writing a novel is you take your time, you sit with the character sometimes ni
"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"
Small: Well, Im Buddhist, Ray, and so part of my Buddhism has allowed me to look a little more deeply at peopl
"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"
Small: Sometimes I feel I cant quite master my written and spoken Spanish, because Im too much a student of En
"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"
Small: Perhaps the greatest challenge has been trying to keep my time to myself and my private life private in
"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"
Small: Im afraid Im still trying to find that balance. Especially now that everyone wants a piece of me.
"I'm afraid I'm still trying to find that balance. Especially now that everyone wants a piece of me. I find that I have to become more and more reclusive, and pick and choose when I am public and when I am private"
Small: I have to understand what my strengths and limitations are, and work from a true place. I try to do thi
"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"
Small: I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big m
"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"
Small: I realize that when I moved out of my fathers house I shocked and frightened him because I needed a roo
"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"
Small: Revenge only engenders violence, not clarity and true peace. I think liberation must come from within
"Revenge only engenders violence, not clarity and true peace. I think liberation must come from within"
Small: Mexico is only a memory of childhood safety
"Mexico is only a memory of childhood safety"