Sandra Cisneros Quotes

I just feel that the East and the West are two different worlds. I sometimes get saddened when I see that very few writers of color are published or reviewed in East Coast presses and magazines.

Sandra Cisneros

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  Sandra Cisneros
  • World
  • Different
  • Sometimes