#rite

I haven't been the kind of writer about whom book-length academic studies have been written. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#academic #been #haven #i #kind

I write novels because there is something I don't understand in reality. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#i #i write #novels #reality #something

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. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#business #commercialized #i #never #north

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

#ancient #back #carry #could #country

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

— Manuel Puig

#countries #give #hope #instability #intellectuals

It's essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political party. While the writer can have certain political views, he has to be careful not to have his hands tied. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#careful #certain #essential #hands #his

My only fantasy about writing was that in my old days, after directing many masterpieces, I would write my memoirs. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#after #days #directing #fantasy #i

Whenever I write, I'm always thinking of the reader. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#i #i write #reader #thinking #whenever

Writers are not meant for action. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#meant #writers

For that reason you can't write with music playing, and anyone who says he can is either writing badly, or not listening to the music, or lying. You need to hear what you're writing, and for that you need silence. ↗

— Philip Pullman

#badly #either #hear #listening #lying