Luis Alberto Urrea Quotes
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I am actually a 'Seven Samurai' fan.
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I don't like to see people get kicked around. You have to stand up for them.
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Writers write without support.
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My dad looked like Errol Flynn, and I think my mom thought she was moving into a hacienda, but they lived on a dirt street in Tijuana, a house jammed with relatives, nobody speaking English. She didn't know a word of Spanish. She grew up well and was appalled and humiliated, terrified of anyone ethnic.
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I missed the Wilco phenom while busy obsessing over rock en Espanol. So imagine my surprise when I found myself at O'Hare getting on a plane with my Chi-town homeboy, Jeff Tweedy. I loved the guy right away and loved his family. How odd to know somebody before you listen to them. I don't know if that's bad or good.
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When 'The Hummingbird's Daughter' came out, there was a certain backlash - 'Well, this isn't 'The Devil's Highway.'' That's just the way it goes.
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I'm interested in the eternal soul. That's what I write about.
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In the end, I'm really interested in people and what we do with our short time here on earth. I'm interested in the human soul.