Laura Esquivel
Laura Esquivel
Laura Esquivelis a Mexican novelist, essayist, and screenwriter who has made noted contributions to Latin-American literature. Her first novel Como agua para chocolatebecame a bestseller in Mexico and the United States, and was later developed into an award-winning film...
NationalityMexican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth30 September 1950
CityMexico City, Mexico
CountryMexico
Laura Esquivel quotes about
love-life literature love-literature
No one who loves life can ignore literature, and no one who loves literature can ignore life.
things-in-life essentials given
There are some things in life that shouldn't be given so much importance, if they don't change what is essential.
tears onions next
The trouble with crying over an onion is that once the chopping gets you started and the tears begin to well up, the next thing you know you just can’t stop!
personality topics facts
The most elementary of good manners . . . at a social gathering one does not bring up the subject of personalities, sad topics or unfortunate facts, religion, or politics.
cinema deeper dig easily express form human images inner novel
In film you can use images exclusively and narrate a whole story very quickly, but you don't always so easily find the form in cinema to dig deeper into human thoughts and emotions. And in a novel you can much more easily express a character's inner thoughts and feelings.
human industry magic nature people technology
Technology and industry have distanced people from nature and magic and human values.