Manuel Puig Novelist

I think cinema is closer to allegories than to reality. It's closer to our dreams. dreams

Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed. hope

We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't use irony to reduce their power. power

I'm not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing it makes you feel like an idiot. music

My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor. humor

I don't think humor is forced upon my universe it's a part of it. humor

What better model of a synthesis than a nocturnal dream? Dreams simplify, don't they? dreams

It doesn't matter that the way of life shown by Hollywood was phony. It helped you hope. hope

For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free. imagination

If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force. positive

I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at all. beauty & poetry