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“You know how sometimes you meet writers that are so full of themselves? They feel really proud that they wrote something . But what they don't understand - and I like to tell this to writers - is that writing is like fishing. It's just like fishing. If you don't fish that often, you're not going to catch that many fish.”

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Sandra Cisneros

Sandra Cisneros is an American writer known for her unique Latinx background and female perspective. Her works delve into issues of immigration, family, and society, with her most famous work being the short story collection 'The House on Mango Street'. Born on December 20, 1954, Cisneros began her writing career in the 1970s. more

“[Writing is like fishing]. You don't bow because you made the fish. That's the difference. If you know that, then you bow for your labor.You crafted, you worked, you put in those hours so that you could catch that fish. But you didn't make that fish. You just caught the fish. That will help you stay humble and bow for the right reason and be very lucid about the work you do.”

Ifs Knows Writing Made Reason Helping Hours Differences Labor Caught Fishes Humble Fishing Bows Stay Humble

Author:Sandra Cisneros

“When I was a child, I was very shy, and there's still a part of me that's very shy.”

Children Stills Shy

Author:Sandra Cisneros

“Even though it's hard to believe, but people who know me really well know I'm shy. I have to go past that fear.”

People Knows Believe Wells Hard Past Shy Know Me Hard To Believe

Author:Sandra Cisneros

“When I was at home, I wasn't shy. I was the clown at home, because I was loved. It was in the outside world that I was judged and I wasn't loved. That was very clear to me, that I wasn't loved. So I became very quiet. You know, those little girls you see in those pictures that look like they want to hunch, I was trying to disappear into my shoulder blades. The quietest person in the classroom, that was me. But that wasn't me at home.”