I have written every one of my novels to convince somebody of something.

Quote by Manuel Puig

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I'm not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing; it...

I'm not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing; it...

What better model of a synthesis than a nocturnal dream? Dreams simplify, don't they?

What better model of a synthesis than a nocturnal dream? Dreams simplify, don't they?

I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear...

I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear...

I don't want to name names, but the least I can say about rock and...

I don't want to name names, but the least I can say about rock and...

I am only interested in bad taste if I can enjoy a gruesome tango or...

I am only interested in bad taste if I can enjoy a gruesome tango or...

I would very much like to become a best-selling author.

I would very much like to become a best-selling author.

Tardiness in literature can make me nervous.

Tardiness in literature can make me nervous.

I only understand realism.

I only understand realism.

I do believe that reading can help you understand what you're writing and see what...

I do believe that reading can help you understand what you're writing and see what...

I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them...

I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them...

Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is...

Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is...

I locate that special problem in a character and then try to understand it. That's...

I locate that special problem in a character and then try to understand it. That's...

All of my problems are rather complicated - I need an entire novel to deal...

All of my problems are rather complicated - I need an entire novel to deal...

Writers are not meant for action.

Writers are not meant for action.

I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've accumulated some money.

I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've accumulated some money.

I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at...

I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at...

I don't have traceable literary models because I haven't had great literary influences in my...

I don't have traceable literary models because I haven't had great literary influences in my...

We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't use irony to reduce their...

We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't use irony to reduce their...

I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two...

I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two...

The writer needs to react to his or her own internal universe, to his or...

The writer needs to react to his or her own internal universe, to his or...