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What do we call our Harlem Renaissance? Maybe in the future, it won't be just Latino, maybe it'll be more multi-multi, because, you know, people are such fusions now, of so many different cultures.
Sandra Cisneros
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Sandra Cisneros
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 20
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If you just breathe, and go slower, you will have enough energy. It's really important because there are people who wait in line, and your work has changed their lives. You will need to listen to them because they are also going to feed you and give you confirmation of the prayer you asked before you spoke.
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I hope I'm not just looked as a writer that is popular but as a writer of literary value.
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The border between the dead and the living, if you're Mexican, doesn't exist. The dead are part of your life.
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You know, you want to be outrageous when you're young, so all the young people say, Oooh . . . Now my tactics are different.
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There are many Latino writers as talented as I am, but because we are published through small presses, our books don't count. We are still the illegal aliens of the literary world.
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