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Carlos Fuentes quotes

Mexican Novelist November 11, 1929 – May 15, 2012

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Diplomacy in a sense is the opposite of writing. You have to disperse yourself so much: the lady who comes in crying because she's had a fight with the secretary; exports and imports; students in trouble; thumbtacks for the embassy. Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes quote: "I must write the book out in my head now, before I sit down."
I must write the book out in my head now, before I sit down. Carlos Fuentes
You have an absolute freedom in Mexican writing today in which you don't necessarily have to deal with the Mexican identity. You know why? Because we have an identity... We know who we are. We know what it means to be a Mexican. Carlos Fuentes
Under the veneer of Westernization, the cultures of the Indian world - which have existed for 30,000 years! - continue to live. Sometimes in a magical way, sometimes in the shadows. Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes quote: "The real bombs are my books, not me."
The real bombs are my books, not me. Carlos Fuentes
The United States has written the white history of the United States. It now needs to write the black, Latino, Indian, Asian and Caribbean history of the United States. Carlos Fuentes
I discovered very quickly that criticism is a form of optimism, and that when you are silent about the shortcomings of your society, you're very pessimistic about that society. And it's only when you speak truthfully about it that you show your faith in that society. Carlos Fuentes
The novel is the privileged vehicle of two ways of being: narrative and freedom: to be new (novel) in a speech open to all, and to be free in a speech that never concludes. Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes quote: "Finished, the book begins."
Finished, the book begins. Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes quote: "My system for staying young is to work a lot, to always have a..."
My system for staying young is to work a lot, to always have a project on the go. Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes quote: "Work is what saves you."
Work is what saves you. Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes quote: "You start by writing to live. You end by writing so as not to..."
You start by writing to live. You end by writing so as not to die. Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes quote: "I have two children who died before reaching 30, so who am I..."
I have two children who died before reaching 30, so who am I to complain about being alive? Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes quote: "There are now 30-year-old Mexican writers who do great novels..."
There are now 30-year-old Mexican writers who do great novels in which Mexico isn't even mentioned. Carlos Fuentes
There must be something beyond slaughter and barbarism to support the existence of mankind and we must all help search for it. Carlos Fuentes

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