9 Quotes & Sayings By Manuel Puig

Manuel Puig is a writer, journalist and cultural critic. He has directed several films and written for El País, El Observador and Babelia magazines. His first novel "Los Primos" (The Cousins) won the 2014 Juan Rulfo Prize and was shortlisted for the 2015 Best Translated Book Award. He is now working on his second novel, published in Spanish as "Los Cronistas" (The Historians).

I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself.
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I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself. Manuel Puig
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–And what's so bad about being soft like a woman? Why is it men or whoever, some poor bastard, some queen, can't be sensitive, too, if he's got a mind to? –I don't know, but sometimes that kind of behavior can get in a man's way.– When? When it comes to torturing?”– No, when it comes to being finished with the torturers.”– But if men acted like women there wouldn't be anymore torturers. Manuel Puig
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--And the good thing about feeling happy, you know, Valentin? ...It's that you think it's forever, that one's never ever going to feel unhappy again. Manuel Puig
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My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor. Manuel Puig
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I don't think humor is forced upon my universe it's a part of it. Manuel Puig
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If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force. Manuel Puig
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free. Manuel Puig
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I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at all. Manuel Puig