"She wanted to ask the usual worn phrase. Ginsberg, Artaud, Nervo, Lorca, Neruda, Popa, Hikmet, Rodnati, Walker. These are the shadows-I should have told her."
page 69
This quote comes when the author is giving a speech at San Jose State and is asked by a women what writers influence him. He responds by saying his mother influences him. He then picks up by her body language that this was not the answer she was looking for. She wanted traditional famous writers who the author refers to as shadows. He refers to them as shadows because if you follow in thier footsteps you may never break free of them to make a name for yourself.
"Man with briefcase - accent + big watch = Equal opportunity"
page 74
This quote comes in the collection of equations entitled Fuzzy Equations. In this specific equations he is talking about how employers are not really equal opportunity. He alludes that foreigners are not given an equal chance in the business world. Also, he is saying that the wealth of the person trying to get a job plays a role in the choosing. This relates to the author because he is a chicano writer who discusses chicano writing's struggle to emerge.
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