My mom was a frustrated woman, like so many unhappy women who didn't get the opportunities they wanted.
Sandra CisnerosWhen your writing is unselfconscious, when it comes from your heart, that's when it's powerful.
Sandra CisnerosThere are many Latino writers as talented as I am, but because we are published through small presses, our books don't count. We are still the illegal aliens of the literary world.
Sandra CisnerosI have to understand what my strengths and limitations are, and work from a true place. I try to do this as best I can while still protecting my writer self, which more than ever needs privacy.
Sandra Cisneros