I live to the rhythm of my country and I cannot remain on the sidelines. I want to be here. I want to be part of it. I want to be a witness. I want to walk arm in arm with it. I want to hear it more and more, to cradle it, to carry it like a medal on my chest. Activism is a constant element in my life, even though afterwards I anguish over not having written 'my own things.' Testimonial literature provides evidence of events that people would like to hide, denounces and therefore is political and part of a country in which everything remains to be done and documented.
I live to the rhythm of my country and I cannot remain on the sidelines. I want to be here. I want to be part of it. I want to be a witness. I want t… - Elena Poniatowska
I live to the rhythm of my country and I cannot remain on the sidelines. I want to be here. I want to be part of it. I want to be a witness. I want t…
- Elena Poniatowska
I believe that everything is political, and as such it should concern all of us. Authors who claim they don't deal with politics in their work are be… - Elena Poniatowska
I believe that everything is political, and as such it should concern all of us. Authors who claim they don't deal with politics in their work are be…
I write in order to belong. - Elena Poniatowska
I write in order to belong.
Writers in Latin America live in a reality that is extraordinarily demanding. Surprisingly, our answer to these demands protects and develops our ind… - Elena Poniatowska
Writers in Latin America live in a reality that is extraordinarily demanding. Surprisingly, our answer to these demands protects and develops our ind…
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