“'Bless Me, Ultima' is quite autobiographical in the sense that I was w...” — Rudolfo Anaya Quote

“'Bless Me, Ultima' is quite autobiographical in the sense that I was writing a story about my childhood, my hometown where I grew up, Santa Rosa, New Mexico, on Old Highway 66 and the Pecos River. So a great deal of that environment, landscape, people, got thrown in the novel.”

“There is a time in the last few days of summer when the ripeness of autumn fills the air.”

“When people ask me where my roots are, I look down at my feet, and I see the roots of my soul grasping the earth. They are here... in the Southwest... I still live in New Mexico.”

“I don't cry too often reading books, but I did reading Francisco Goldman's autobiographical novel, 'Say Her Name.'”

“I use my fiction to explore my own unconscious issues. I usually don't even know what's going on with me until I'm writing. That doesn't mean my books are autobiographical.”

“There is no doubt that this film is autobiographical, but at the same time it also tries to portray an ordinary couple in a language that everyone can understand.”