Carlos Fuentes quotes - page 2

I have two children who died before reaching 30, so who am I to complain about being alive? (Carlos Fuentes)
Like all of Latin America, Mexico after independence in 1821 turned its back on a triple heritage: on the Spanish heritage, because we were newly liberated colonies, and on our Indian and black heritages, because we considered them backward and barbaric. We looked towards France, England and the U.S., to become progressive democratic republics. View quote
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I use a lot of film images, analogies, and imagination. View quote
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I like fighting. I get into rows all the time. View quote
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I always felt a little worm inside me: 'Now you need to write a novel with a woman protagonist. View quote
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I've lost audiences, I've recovered them. View quote
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I started my own magazine with drawings, commentary, news, film reviews and drawings. View quote
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Contrary to the macho culture of Mexico, both my grandmothers were very brave young widows. I was always very close to these hard-working, intelligent women. View quote
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The United States condoned dictatorships in Latin America for much of the 20th century. View quote
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I must write the book out in my head now, before I sit down. View quote
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I have no literary fears. (Carlos Fuentes)
Cuba needs a dose of perestroika. View quote
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I had the good fortune of having a happy, closely knit family. View quote
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One puts off the biography like you put off death. To write an autobiography is to etch the words on your own gravestone. View quote
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I am a literary animal. For me, everything ends in literature. View quote
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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. View quote
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Carlos Fuentes

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Occupation: Mexican Novelist
Born: November 11, 1928
Died: May 15, 2012
Quotes count: 41
Wikipedia: Carlos Fuentes

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