I didn't choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side.
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Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their work has been a waste of time.Manuel Puig
I've always wondered why there isn't a great French novel about the German occupation. The nouveau roman authors weren't interested in telling that sort of thing.
Manuel Puig
As a rule, one should never place form over content.
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If a spectator with a philosophical mind, somebody accustomed to reading books, gets the same kind of information in a movie, he might not fully understand it.
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My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor.
Manuel Puig
One performs a very different act when reading a movie and when reading a novel. Your attention behaves differently.
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