Sandra Cisneros Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“I wanted to write something in a voice that was unique to who I was. And I wanted something that was accessible to the person who works at Dunkin Donuts or who drives a bus, someone who comes home with their feet hurting like my father, someone who's busy and has too many children, like my mother.”

“I feel comfortable in Spanish, I chat like a parrot, but I don't have the confidence in Spanish that I do in English.”

“Once people are not here physically, the spiritual remains. We still connect, we can communicate, we can give and receive love and forgiveness. There is love after someone dies.”

“I think people should read fairy tales, because we're hungry for a mythology that will speak to our fears.”

“In my youth, daydreaming nurtured me, provided a safe haven. I'd sleep for twelve hours and even when awake escape to the safe place in my mind.”

“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.”

“One press account said I was an overnight success. I thought that was the longest night I've ever spent.”

“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.”

“All of my work is influenced by fairy tales, and I hope my work shows Hans Christian Anderson's influence.”