I do not consider myself a Hispanic writer.

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I describe my works as books, but my publishers in Spain, in the United States,...

I describe my works as books, but my publishers in Spain, in the United States,...

For me, words are just words, nothing else.

For me, words are just words, nothing else.

My parents were founders of the Cuban Communist Party, and I grew up extremely poor.

My parents were founders of the Cuban Communist Party, and I grew up extremely poor.

I think writers rush in where everybody is very frightened to tread.

I think writers rush in where everybody is very frightened to tread.

I left my country because I was forced to, and I do not think that...

I left my country because I was forced to, and I do not think that...

So I do not consider myself a chronicler of my fatherland or even a chronicler...

So I do not consider myself a chronicler of my fatherland or even a chronicler...

I think that I've tried many times to get Cuba in my writings, especially Havana,...

I think that I've tried many times to get Cuba in my writings, especially Havana,...

I believe that writers, unless they consider themselves terribly exquisite, are at heart people who...

I believe that writers, unless they consider themselves terribly exquisite, are at heart people who...

A very wise author once said that a writer writes for himself, and then publishes...

A very wise author once said that a writer writes for himself, and then publishes...

The relationship between reader and characters is very difficult. It is even more peculiar than...

The relationship between reader and characters is very difficult. It is even more peculiar than...

I don't much believe in the idea of characters. I write with words, that is...

I don't much believe in the idea of characters. I write with words, that is...

I was able to read a movie before I was able to read a book.

I was able to read a movie before I was able to read a book.

I am the only British writer who writes in Spanish.

I am the only British writer who writes in Spanish.

If you look closely, there is no book more visual than Three Trapped Tigers, in...

If you look closely, there is no book more visual than Three Trapped Tigers, in...

There were influences in my life that were more important than journalism, such as comic...

There were influences in my life that were more important than journalism, such as comic...

I know that many writers have had to write under censorship and yet produced good...

I know that many writers have had to write under censorship and yet produced good...

I think all writing is done through memory.

I think all writing is done through memory.

What I do believe is that there is always a relationship between writing and reading,...

What I do believe is that there is always a relationship between writing and reading,...

I live in London and I am a British subject, although I do write in...

I live in London and I am a British subject, although I do write in...

American literature had always considered writing a very serious matter.

American literature had always considered writing a very serious matter.