"I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've accumulated some money."

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Manuel Puig

#Translations Quotes

“September 11, 2001: Citizens of the U.S., besieged by terrorâ€™s sting, rose up, weeping glory, as if on eaglesâ€™ wings.--from the poem Angel of Remembrance: Candles for September 11, 2001”
“We have heard enough about being practical and efficient and prudent. We heard it preached through several decades that these things would save the world. I think that, with the salty taste of blood and sweat on our lips, we are learning that we had best talk once again about doing what is right.”
“We belong to that order of mammals, the primates, distinguished by its propensity for repeated single litters, intense parental care, long life-spans, late sexual maturity, and a complex and extensive social existence... Our protracted biological and psychological helplessness, which extends well into the third year of life, intensifies the bond between infant and parents, making possible a sense of generational continuity. In contrast to other primates these bonds are not obliterated after sexual maturity.”

Source : Louise J. Kaplan (1995). “Adolescence: The Farewell to Childhood”, Touchstone Books
“I am completely and utterly hooked to all the great shows on A&E and Court TV that are about small town murder.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Success is overcoming obstacles on the way to your dreams,”

Source : Karl Mecklenburg (2009). “Heart of a Student Athlete: All-Pro Advice for Competitors and Their Families”, p.41, Greenleaf Book Group
“The other raised his club and attacked L, who inexpliciably fell over on his back like an overturned frog.”
“I want to be an actress, not a personality.”
“There ain't no justice, laws of nature rule this land. Better hide your horses, bury your whiskey.”

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