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

— Luisa Valenzuela Interview (2018)

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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)

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