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Carlos Fuentes Quotes

I must write the book out in my head now, before I sit down.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: mexican
Birth: November 11, 1929 - May 15, 2012

Topics

Book Down Now Write Out Head

You have to understand: the narrative that people have about business and capitalism is that they are fundamentally selfish, greedy, and exploitative. Of course, I don't agree with that narrative.

Business People Capitalism Selfish

I'm here to make people laugh and help them forget their troubles, too! So I just try to bring heart and bring jokes!

Heart People Laugh Help Forget Try

I kind of do this awkward body language because, growing up, I had a really hard time expressing myself vocally.

Analeigh Tipton

Time Myself Growing Up Language Body

I like Jon Stewart. He's not as obnoxious as Dennis Miller, whom I really can't stand.

Stand Like Obnoxious Whom He Really

I never thought America would be stupid enough to put this idiot in the White House. Up until a half hour before they declared Trump the winner, I still thought that it wouldn't happen. I never thought that we, as a nation, had fallen so much that we would be foolish enough to do that.

Stupid Thought America Winner Idiot

I really just want an audience that is willing to let me live my life and share with them what I get out of my life.

Life Live Me My Life Want Out

I listen to lots of music, especially Bach, opera (all periods), German lieder, chamber music, and rock, old and new. I can't listen to music while I write. It's too absorbing.

Cheryl Mendelson

Music New Rock Listen Write Opera

Jail was a result of me not taking time for myself. So I was forced to take some time for myself.

Christian Slater

Time Myself Me Result Jail Take

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.

Stars Government Place Virtue Turn

The twenties are a deceptively challenging-slash-painful time. I'm just glad to be out of that phase.

Time Out Just Twenties Glad Phase

I love the idea that horror and fear is a celebration of health and life.

Life Love Fear Health Horror Idea

If you now have 20 previews, you will regard 19 of them as super-rehearsals, which is fine, except you are being watched by thousands. I remember suggesting on more than one show over the years, 'Let's not have any previews.' But no one agreed with me. If you could do that, however, it would be a great gimmick - no previews, just opening night.

Great Me Night Remember You Now

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