3 Quotes & Sayings By S Cisneros

S. Cisneros has been a writer for over 25 years. She has written numerous books, including "The House on Mango Street", "In the Time of the Butterflies" and "The House on mango Street: A Memoir". Her work has been translated into more than twenty languages Read more

In 1993, she was awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship for her work as a writer and educator. She is currently completing a memoir, "Between the World and Me".

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My mother says when I get older my dusty hair will settle and my blouse will learn to stay clean, but I have decided not to grow up tame like the others who lay their necks on the threshold waiting for the ball and chain. In the movies there is always one with red lips who is beautiful and cruel. She is the one who drives the men crazy and laughs them all away. Her power is her own. She will not give it away. I have begun my own quiet war. Simple. Sure. I am the one who leaves the table like a man, without putting back the chair or picking up the plate. S. Cisneros
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My mother says when I get older my dusty hair will settle and my blouse will learn to stay clean, but I have decided not to grow up tame like the others who lay their necks on the threshold waiting for the ball and chain. In the movies there is always one with red lips who is beautiful and cruel. She is the one who drives the men crazy and laughs them all the away. He power is her own. She will not give it away. I have begun my own quiet war. Simple. Sure. I am the one who leaves the table like a man, without putting back the chair or picking up the plate. S. Cisneros