I think no matter what you do you can't please everybody. You have to ask yourself, "Did I do what I set out to do?"
Sandra CisnerosI know the books that I need to help me to be wiser than my years and be kinder and more compassionate and more patient than I really am.
Sandra CisnerosThe TSA tears through your bags at the airport and the NSA watches what books you buy and what you say over the telephone and online. It doesn't feel like anything is private anymore.
Sandra CisnerosWhen I was very young I was reading a lot of Latin American fiction, which later would be called "boom fiction."
Sandra CisnerosYou know, if you've got nine people that you've got to get a treat for - because you do have sweet food, even if you're poor - you can't go out and buy a Sara Lee cake. You buy the big bag of cookies, those chocolate and vanilla ones with the icing. That has a lot of trans fat in it, but it goes a long way with a lot of people.
Sandra Cisneros