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The greatest writers of this age... are aware of the mystery of our existence. ↗

— J. B. Priestley

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When I was 8, my favorite toy was a stapler. My brother was afraid of me. ↗

— Emily Procter

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

— Manuel Puig

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

— Manuel Puig

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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. ↗

— Manuel Puig

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

— Manuel Puig

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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

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

— Manuel Puig

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

— Manuel Puig

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