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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.
Sandra Cisneros
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Sandra Cisneros
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: December 20
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Every book takes you to the terror, that terrible place of possible failure.
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Bricks are crumbling in places, and the front door is so swollen you have to push hard to get in
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I learn through listening and watching other performers that are very good, like Denise Chávez, Dorothy Allison.
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You're next, after the feather dancers. And you had to get their attention, because otherwise people would go, Oh, a poet. You really have to learn.
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