“Kafka truly illustrates the way the environment oppresses the individual. He shows how the unconscious controls our lives.” Quote by Manuel Puig
“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?” PeopleWritingCountryLiteratureWeightAncientHeavyFranceOutstandingProustHeavy Weights Author:Manuel Puig
“I've always wondered why there isn't a great French novel about the German occupation. The nouveau roman authors weren't interested in telling that sort of thing.” NovelOccupationGreat French Author:Manuel Puig
“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.” WritingFilmCertainLiteratureMy OwnCasesReaderDifficultyLimitationViewersConcentrating Author:Manuel Puig
“I locate that special problem in a character and then try to understand it. That's the genesis of all my work.” TryingCharacterProblemLiteratureSpecialGenesis Author:Manuel Puig
“I haven't been the kind of writer about whom book-length academic studies have been written.” KindHas BeensBookLiteratureStudyWrittenHavensLengthAcademic Author:Manuel Puig
“I have written every one of my novels to convince somebody of something.” LiteratureNovelWrittenConvince Author:Manuel Puig
“Whenever I write, I'm always thinking of the reader.” ThinkingWritingLiteratureReaderAlways Thinking Author:Manuel Puig
“I'm smart and I can be really funny and interesting and I can go toe-to-toe with anybody in a conversation.” I CanFunnyInterestingTalkingConversationSmartIntelligenceToes Author:Megan Fox