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• ‟ Stereotypes, they're sensual, cultural weapons. That's the way that we attack people. At an artistic level, stereotypes are terrible writing.

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• ‟ Long before the idea of multiculturalism, in public people could say almost anything to you and get away with it.

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• ‟ I wrote my first sucio story, as I call them, in 1997. This was always my 'cheater's book,' my book about sucios desgraciados. My plan was to write a book about how people deal with love and loss.

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• ‟ We get so many people saying short fiction is not economical, that it doesn't sell; but there are so many of us enjoying writing it and reading it. So it's wonderful to be around people who love short fiction too - it's like hanging around with my tribe.

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• ‟ People are always fascinated by infidelity because, in the end - whether we've had direct experience or not - there's part of you that knows there's absolutely no more piercing betrayal. People are undone by it.

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• ‟ I discovered early that as an artist there was absolutely nothing wrong with being surrounded by people who were not dedicated to your field.

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