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Luis Alberto Urrea Quotes

The world was more than a place. Life was more than an event. It was all one thing, and that thing was: story.

The world was more than a place. Life was more than an event. It was all one thing, and that thing was: story.

Luis Alberto Urrea
Events, Stories, World

Words are the only bread we can really share.

Luis Alberto Urrea
Bread, Share
Luis Alberto Urrea (2002). “Nobody's Son: Notes from an American Life”, p.58, University of Arizona Press

Laughter is a virus that infects you with humanity.

Luis Alberto Urrea
Laughter, Humanity, Viruses

If you were born to be a nail, you had to be hammered.

Luis Alberto Urrea
Nails, Born, Hammered

Death is alive, they whispered. Death lives inside life, as bones dance within the body. Yesterday is within today. Yesterday never dies.

Luis Alberto Urrea
Yesterday, Alive, Body
Luis Alberto Urrea (2006). “The Hummingbird's Daughter: A Novel”, p.11, Hachette UK

Poverty ennobles no one; it brutalizes common people and makes them hungry and old.

Luis Alberto Urrea
People, Poverty, Common
Luis Alberto Urrea (1993). “Across the Wire: Life and Hard Times on the Mexican Border”, Anchor

Everybody knew that being dead could put you in a terrible mood.

Luis Alberto Urrea
Mood, Terrible
Luis Alberto Urrea (2006). “The Hummingbird's Daughter: A Novel”, p.8, Hachette UK

I once made the mistake of writing a story with David Corbett. The man smoked me. He can delineate the character and personality of an accordion in three strokes. I didn't even know accordions had character. This act of generosity and wisdom from a very good writer will help anyone who is staring at a blank page, any day, any time. Highly recommended.

Luis Alberto Urrea
Mistake, Writing, Character

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