I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it. Manuel Puig More Quotes by Manuel Puig More Quotes From Manuel Puig I write novels because there is something I don't understand in reality. Manuel Puig literaturewritingreality I don't have traceable literary models because I haven't had great literary influences in my life. Manuel Puig great-literaryinfluenceliterature Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed. Manuel Puig usalatincountry What's better, a poetic intuition or an intellectual work? I think they complement each other. Manuel Puig intuitionintellectualthinking I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've accumulated some money. Manuel Puig sellersbest-sellerstranslations Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their work has been a waste of time. Manuel Puig wasteliteraturebook I am only interested in bad taste if I can enjoy a gruesome tango or watch a movie that makes me cry. Manuel Puig tasteliteraturewatches I believe realism is nothing but an analysis of reality. Film scripts have a synthetical constitution. Manuel Puig analysisbelievereality I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them when they were finished because they were simple copies of the films I saw in childhood. Manuel Puig ukulelesimplewriting The essayist has to follow a certain intellectual pattern. The novelist has the advantage of using fantasy, of being subjective. Manuel Puig novelistsintellectualliterature I can work in films as long as the story doesn't have a realistic nature. If I'm working with an allegory, a fantasy, it can be developed in synthetic terms. Manuel Puig literaturestorieslong I believe in characters as vehicles of exposition. Their voices are full of hidden clues, and I like to listen to them. Manuel Puig voicecharacterbelieve I don't want to name names, but the least I can say about rock and roll is that I'm suspicious. Manuel Puig rock-and-rollrocksnames Kafka truly illustrates the way the environment oppresses the individual. He shows how the unconscious controls our lives. Manuel Puig environmentliteratureway My greatest aspiration was always to live in the tropics. Manuel Puig tropicsaspirationliterature My only fantasy about writing was that in my old days, after directing many masterpieces, I would write my memoirs. Manuel Puig fantasyliteraturewriting The writer needs to react to his or her own internal universe, to his or her own point of view. If he or she doesn't have a personal point of view, it's impossible to be a creator. Manuel Puig literatureviewsneeds I write for somebody who has my own limitations. My reader has a certain difficulty with concentrating, which in my case comes from being a film viewer. Manuel Puig filmliteraturewriting I would very much like to become a best-selling author. Manuel Puig selling Whenever I write, I'm always thinking of the reader. Manuel Puig literaturewritingthinking
