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Giannina Braschi Quotes (1953-)
Philosopher, Poet, Novelist
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About Giannina Braschi
Giannina Braschi (born February 5, 1953) is a Puerto Rican poet, novelist, and political philosopher. She wrote the postmodern poetry epic "Empire of Dreams" (1988), the Spanglish classic "Yo-Yo Boing!" (1998), and geopolitical tragicomedy "United States of Banana" (2011) on the collapse of the American empire.
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βI have just turned life into a proverb. I just killed it.β
βGods are condemned to live the dream of the imperishable.β
βNot every pigeon is a rat with wings. Not every rat with wings is a dove of peace.β
ββPoets and anarchists are always the first to go.
βWhere.
βTo the frontline. Wherever it is.β
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βTo the frontline. Wherever it is.β
βNativity is the enemy of prophecyβnativity and roots, which do not allow you to become a prophet in your own land, unless you disassociate from the familiarity of family.β
βMetaphors are the beginning of the democratic system of envy. They look for what is dissimilar and try to make it similar. Everything that is similar cuts the edge of what is unique.β
βThe suicide bomber is an explosion of a contradiction in its paradox, victim and victimizer, yin and yang, two sides of the coin, fire bomb and fire extinguisher, prosecutor and defendant, hangman and hanged.β
βOriginality is going back to the place where you were what you wereβand finding an empty chair. Would you gladly sit on it? No, thank you. It is empty for a reason. Thatβs where my ass was. Not where my head is now.β
βEnglish is a language of mass destruction. Lady Macbeth is a queen of mass destruction. Lear is a king of mass destruction. Hamlet is a prince of mass destruction. Shakespeare is a bard of mass destruction. And Moby Dick is a whale of mass destruction.β
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Giannina Braschi on Puerto Rico 5 quotes
βI want the secession of Puerto Rico from the U. S. of Banana.β
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βWhat we have here is a war--the war of matter and spirit... The war of banks and religion. Banks are the temples of America. This is a holy war. Our economy is our religion.β
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βIf you want to know what love is, have a child. If you want to know what pain is, bury him.β
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βThe Renaissance had its man: Il Cortesano. The 20th century had its man: the businessman.β
Giannina Braschi on Poetry 2 quotes
βA poet rises while falling. Itβs the rising in the falling that makes him rise posthumously.β
Giannina Braschi on Economy of the United States 2 quotes
βBanks are the temples of America. This is a holy war. Our economy is our religion."Book of Business Quotations". Ridgers, Bill, ed. The Economist. July 31, 2012.β
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Giannina Braschi on William Shakespeare
βShakespeare is a bard of mass destruction.β
Giannina Braschi on Joan of Arc
βIf I were Joan of Arc I would become governor of Puerto Rico and make my island a state β and then become president of the United States of Banana β and head south to conquer all of Latin America and the Caribbean β and swoop back north to take over Canada. I could do all that β if only I could decide between three options: Wishy, Wishy-Washy, and Washy.β
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About Giannina Braschi
Giannina Braschi (born February 5, 1953) is a Puerto Rican poet, novelist, and political philosopher. She wrote the postmodern poetry epic "Empire of Dreams" (1988), the Spanglish classic "Yo-Yo Boing!" (1998), and geopolitical tragicomedy "United States of Banana" (2011) on the collapse of the American empire.