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

Writers are not meant for action.
Manuel Puig

I only understand realism.
Manuel Puig

I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two hours a movie gives you.
Manuel Puig

As a rule, one should never place form over content.
Manuel Puig

My pleasure was to copy, not to create.
Manuel Puig

I write novels because there is something I don't understand in reality.
Manuel Puig

I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself.
Manuel Puig