Luisa Valenzuela Quotes

born 1938 Argentina

Luisa Valenzuela Levinson (born 26 November 1938) is a post-'Boom' novelist and short story writer. Her writing is characterized by an experimental style which questions hierarchical social structures from a feminist perspective.

Argentina
Authors
Novelists
Short story writers

Random Luisa Valenzuela quote

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My only real possession was a dream and they can't deprive me of my dreams just like that.

You cannot make a writer-it is an innate way of seeing the world, and a love of language, and a lifetime commitment.

Interview with ‘’The Paris Review (2001)

Those worlds erroneously called primitive have such rich cosmologies.

Interview (2022)

I believe fiction is a search shared with the reader.

Interview with ‘’The Paris Review (2001)

Writing cannot be taught, no, but stimulated, yes.

Interview (2018)

There are so many impediments and temptations to avoid writing. But self-censorship is never one of them.

Interview (2022)

I never felt I had anything to say. Just the curiosity to explore

Interview (2018)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Luisa Valenzuela (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.