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I would very much like to become a best-selling author.

Manuel Puig

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Manuel Puig
Age: 57 †
Born: 1932
Born: December 28
Died: 1990
Died: July 22
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Juan Manuel Puig Delledonne
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I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States and didn't have my immigration papers in order, so working for a university was a way of resolving the issue.
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Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their work has been a waste of time.
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Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying.
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As a rule, one should never place form over content.
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I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself.
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I believe that people who don't achieve anything in life are isolated and resent those that are successful.
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