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Daniel Alarcon Quotes

Peruvian - Author | 1977 -

As a boy, I wanted to be the Peruvian Diego Maradona. Sadly, Peru hasn't made the World Cup since 1982, so I guess I did well to choose something different.

World Choose Boy Something Cup Well

At the most basic level, I appreciate writers who have something to say.

Appreciate Say Level Something Basic

I love to walk through the streets of Jesus Maria and Pueblo Libre. The Spanish colonial buildings are in bright colors, two stories high, with these intricate wooden, windowed balconies.

Love Walk Colors Buildings Bright

When I was younger, I was able to write with music playing in the background, but these days, I can't. I find it distracting. Even when the music is just instrumental or has lyrics in a language I don't understand, the clash between the voices in my head and the song can be very disorienting.

Music Song Language Find Understand

I'm a sucker for any band named after a work of literature. Los de Abajo take their name from Mariano Azuela's famous novel 'The Underdogs,' and that says a lot about who they are and the music they make.

Work Music Name Famous Literature

I write in English because I was raised in the States and educated in this language.

Language Write Educated I Was Raised

When I started writing seriously in high school, English was the language I had at my disposal - my Spanish was domestic, colloquial, and not particularly literary or sophisticated.

School Writing High School Language

The impact of any particular writer on your own work is hard to discern.

Work Impact Hard Own Writer Your

Publication in 'The New Yorker' meant everything, and it's no exaggeration to say that it changed my life.

Life My Life New Say Everything

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