Rudolfo Anaya Quotes (8 quotes) | Quotes of famous people

On how his subconscious informs his writing in “Rudolfo Anaya: Man of visions” https://www.abqjournal.com/1074636/man-of.html in Albuquerque Journal (2017 Oct 7)

“The heart of New Mexico is, for me, the people, la gente—los compadres, las comadres, los tíos, las tías, los vecinos…It’s the connection and the understanding between my Indo-Hispano cultures. If people don’t make that connection, they don’t understand New Mexico.”

Rudolfo Anaya

On New Mexico and its people in “THE GODFATHER” https://www.newmexico.org/nmmagazine/articles/post/the-godfather/ in New Mexico Magazine (2017)

“I remember the birds and the animals and going down to the river with my dog to play…My grandparents and uncles who farmed in Puerto de Luna were so beautiful, I wanted to keep them around, to contain them.”

Rudolfo Anaya

On his childhood in “Rudolfo Anaya: Man of visions” https://www.abqjournal.com/1074636/man-of.html in Albuquerque Journal (2017 Oct 7)

“My parents, uncles, aunts, they always talked about what they were doing, where they were working, what happened that day. Sooner or later, they’d be telling a story from the old days, he recalls. We were very poor, but proud of the hard work that provided what we had.”

Rudolfo Anaya

On his family in “THE GODFATHER” https://www.newmexico.org/nmmagazine/articles/post/the-godfather/ in New Mexico Magazine (2017)

“For me it's always been the visitation of characters. Since I was very young l've thought there is a natural creative spirit, a very romantic spirit, that we have within. That spirit seeks expression. It exists in those of us who want to be writers, or think that we are going to be writers; who want to write poetry, to write stories, to jump into novels. But that spirit, that energy, has to be channeled. I think a great deal of channeling for me has to do with the very strong characters that come to me and demand that their stories be told.”

Rudolfo Anaya

On his writing inspiration in “Interview with Rudolfo Anaya” https://ebuah.uah.es/dspace/bitstream/handle/10017/4986/Interview%20with%20Rudolfo%20Anaya.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y (CARMEN FLYS JUNQUERA, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares)