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Manuel Puig

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"I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at all."

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"I've never seen a worse situation than that of young writers in the United States. The publishing business in North America is so commercialized."

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"What better model of a synthesis than a nocturnal dream? Dreams simplify, don't they?"

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"I think cinema is closer to allegories than to reality. It's closer to our dreams."

— Manuel Puigdreams

"I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear of displaying a soi-disant bad taste stops us from venturing into special cultural zones."

— Manuel Puigfear

"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?"

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"I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at all."

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"I've never seen a worse situation than that of young writers in the United States. The publishing business in North America is so commercialized."

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"What better model of a synthesis than a nocturnal dream? Dreams simplify, don't they?"

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"I think cinema is closer to allegories than to reality. It's closer to our dreams."

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"I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear of displaying a soi-disant bad taste stops us from venturing into special cultural zones."

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"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

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"It doesn't matter that the way of life shown by Hollywood was phony. It helped you hope."

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"Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed."

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"My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor."

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"I don't think humor is forced upon my universe it's a part of it."

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"For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free."

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"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."

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"I'm not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing it makes you feel like an idiot."

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"I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at all."

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"If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force."

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"We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't use irony to reduce their power."

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