Manuel Puig

Quotes by Manuel Puig

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Writer · Argentine · 1932–1990

Argentine writer (1932–1990)

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“I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself.”

“I don't think humor is forced upon my universe it's a part of it.”

“I don't think humor is forced upon my universe it's a part of it. ”

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

“If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force.”

“My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor.”

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“I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself.”
— Manuel Puig
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“And what's so bad about being soft like a woman? Why is it men or whoever, some poor bastard, some queen, can't be sensitive, too, if he's got a mind to? I don't know, but sometimes that kind of be...”
— Manuel Puig
men torture torturers women

“--And the good thing about feeling happy, you know, Valentin? ...It's that you think it's forever, that one's never ever going to feel unhappy again.”
— Manuel Puig
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“If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force.”
— Manuel Puig
Great People Force

“For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.”
— Manuel Puig
Free Order Someone

“I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at all.”
— Manuel Puig
Beauty Like Themes

“My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor.”
— Manuel Puig
Life Think Need

“I don't think humor is forced upon my universe it's a part of it. ”
— Manuel Puig
Universe Think Part

“—And what's so bad about being soft like a woman? Why is it men or whoever, some poor bastard, some queen, can't be sensitive, too, if he's got a mind to? —I don't know, but sometimes that kind of ...”
— Manuel Puig
men torture torturers women

“I don't think humor is forced upon my universe it's a part of it.”
— Manuel Puig
Universe Think Part