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Every book changes my writing because I'm always trying to do something I didn't do before. I try to do what's hard for me, what I haven't done in the past.
Sandra Cisneros
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Sandra Cisneros
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 20
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Being on a highway, all that speed and aggression, is very terrifying to me.
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