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I have been definitely influenced more by Latin American writers than by any other type of writer. They are very close in terms of voice - their humor, their fatalism, their... well, that over-used term 'magical realism.' It's a wonderful term that's just been used so much, we don't know what it means anymore.

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Life is not simple, and people can't be boxed into being either heroes or villains.

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Music is very influential to my writing, as are theater and film.

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There is real beauty in my eyes when I lose my mind.

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Becoming a mother has helped make me a tougher, stronger writer.

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But I think there's a genuine joy, too, a sense that no matter what, even if my stomach's growling, I'm going to dance. That's what I want to leave people with at the end of the play. After all this, people still know how to live.

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Hybridity keeps me from being rigid about most things. It has taught me to appreciate the contradictions in the world and in my life. I scavenge from the best.

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I also identify as a Latin person, a person who has Latin blood.

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I don't believe in sampling some Tibetan music just to make it sound groovy, but you do your homework, you understand what you're doing with it.

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