My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor. – Manuel Puig
Im not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing it makes you feel like an idiot. – Manuel Puig
I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear of displaying a soi-disant bad taste stops us from venturing into special cultural zones. – Manuel Puig
For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, its essential to be free. – Manuel Puig
Many art-worlders have an if-you-say-so approach to art: Everyone is so scared of missing out on the next hot artist that its never clear whether people are liking work because they like it or because other people do. Everyone is keeping up with the Joneses, and there are more Joneses than ever. – Jerry Saltz