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Manuel Puig quotes

Argentinian Author December 28, 1932 – July 22, 1990

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I do believe that reading can help you understand what you're writing and see what others are doing. But sometimes the desire for more information can act as an inhibitor. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "One performs a very different act when reading a movie and..."
One performs a very different act when reading a movie and when reading a novel. Your attention behaves differently. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability,..."
Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed. Manuel Puig
The writer needs to react to his or her own internal universe, to his or her own point of view. If he or she doesn't have a personal point of view, it's impossible to be a creator. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "If the novelist shares his or her problems with the..."
If the novelist shares his or her problems with the characters, he or she is able to study his personal unconscious. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "I haven't been the kind of writer about whom book-length..."
I haven't been the kind of writer about whom book-length academic studies have been written. Manuel Puig
Your reality, isn’t restricted by this cell we live in. If you read something, if you study something, you transcend any cell you’re inside of Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "It's my own personal unconscious that ultimately creates the..."
It's my own personal unconscious that ultimately creates the novel's aesthetic facade. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "I locate that special problem in a character and then try to..."
I locate that special problem in a character and then try to understand it. That's the genesis of all my work. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "What's better, a poetic intuition or an intellectual work? I..."
What's better, a poetic intuition or an intellectual work? I think they complement each other. Manuel Puig
In a country like France, so ancient, their history is full of outstanding people, so they carry a heavy weight on their back. Who could write in French after Proust or Flaubert? Manuel Puig
I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States and didn't have my immigration papers in order, so working for a university was a way of resolving the issue. Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "What better model of a synthesis than a nocturnal dream?..."
What better model of a synthesis than a nocturnal dream? Dreams simplify, don't they? Manuel Puig
Manuel Puig quote: "I am only interested in bad taste if I can enjoy a gruesome..."
I am only interested in bad taste if I can enjoy a gruesome tango or watch a movie that makes me cry. Manuel Puig
Most of the movies I saw growing up were viewed as totally disposable, fine for quick consumption, but they have survived 50 years and are still growing. Manuel Puig

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