Ilan Stavans Quotes
Spanglish is a creative way also of saying, 'I am an American, and I have my own style, my own taste, my own tongue.'
Ilan Stavans
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There are all kinds of addicts, I guess. We all have pain. And we all look for ways to make the pain go away.
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Spanglish is a creative way also of saying, 'I am an American, and I have my own style, my own taste, my own tongue.'
Ilan Stavans
