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Contrary to the macho culture of Mexico, both my grandmothers were very brave young widows. I was always very close to these hard-working, intelligent women.

~Carlos Fuentes

Topics: Always Both Brave Close Contrary Culture Grandmothers Hard-Working Intelligent Macho Mexico Very Were Widows Women Young

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What's happened at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq is one of the grossest violations of human rights under the Geneva Conventions that we have record of. It is simply monstrous.

~Carlos Fuentes

Topics: Abu Conventions Geneva Ghraib Happened Human Human Rights Iraq Monstrous Prison Record Rights Simply Violations

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Perfect order is the forerunner of perfect horror.

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Topics: Horror Order Perfect

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I don't think any good book is based on factual experience. Bad books are about things the writer already knew before he wrote them.

~Carlos Fuentes

Topics: About Any Bad Based Before Book Books Experience Factual Good Good Book He Knew Them Things Think Writer Wrote

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There must be something beyond slaughter and barbarism to support the existence of mankind and we must all help search for it.

~Carlos Fuentes

Topics: Barbarism Beyond Existence Help Mankind Must Search Slaughter Something Support

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The historical problem of the United States is to admit that it is a multiracial and multi-ethnic nation.

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Topics: Admit Historical Nation Problem States United United States

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The United States has written the white history of the United States. It now needs to write the black, Latino, Indian, Asian and Caribbean history of the United States.

~Carlos Fuentes

Topics: Asian Black Caribbean History Indian Latino Needs Now States United United States White Write Written

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I started my own magazine with drawings, commentary, news, film reviews and drawings.

~Carlos Fuentes

Topics: Commentary Drawings Film Magazine My Own News Own Reviews Started

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Here among my books, my wife, my friends and my loves, I have plenty of reasons to keep living.

~Carlos Fuentes

Topics: Among Books Friends Here Keep Living Loves Plenty Reasons Wife

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Work is what saves you.

~Carlos Fuentes

Topics: Saves Work You

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Biography

Nationality: Mexican

Type: Novelist

Born: November 11th, 1929

Died: May 15th, 2012

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