"I don't think humor is forced upon my universe it's a part of it."
-Manuel Puig
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"In a country like France, so ancient, their history is full of outstanding people, so they carry a heavy weight on their back. Who could write in French after Proust or Flaubert?“
-Manuel Puig
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"My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor."
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"If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force."
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"For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free."
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"I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at all."
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"We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't use irony to reduce their power."
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"History will be kind to me for I intend to write it."
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"Man's naked form belongs to no particular moment in history it is eternal, and can be looked upon with joy by the people of all ages."
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"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality."
-Desmond Tutu
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-H. G. Wells
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