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

— Luisa Valenzuela Interview with ‘’The Paris Review (2001)

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More quotes by Luisa Valenzuela

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

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)

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And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.

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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

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Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.

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Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.

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