
Sandra Cisneros on Sex, Aging, and the Paranormal
Death, Sex & Money
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How Old Are You When You First Experienced Solitude?
I think that's when you start becoming aware that you're a solitary human being. I felt a need to translate this into language. And I still feel overjoyed when I experienced something as beautiful as a grasshopper inside a rose. How do you get there? What a good house that is. Why didn't I think of that? Oh, and why was just like saying to your family, look at that sunset? Like, well, nobody listened. Everybody talks in my house, but very little listening. It's kind of strange to think about the neighborhoods I grew up in; we always had weekends at the Grant Park or at the Garfield Park Conservatory.
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