I don't much believe in the idea of characters. I write with words, that is all. Whether those words are put in the mouth of this or that character does not matter to me.

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Watching a movie from beginning to end is like reading, because even though what you...

Watching a movie from beginning to end is like reading, because even though what you...

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 am the only British writer who writes in Spanish.

I am the only British writer who writes in Spanish.

I read the Odyssey because it was the story of a man who returned home...

I read the Odyssey because it was the story of a man who returned home...

Titles are not only important, they are essential for me. I cannot write without a...

Titles are not only important, they are essential for me. I cannot write without a...

I think that like all writers - and if any writer disagrees with this, then...

I think that like all writers - and if any writer disagrees with this, then...

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...

Well, I write in exile because I cannot return to my country, so I have...

Well, I write in exile because I cannot return to my country, so I have...

I do not believe in inspiration, but I must have a title in order to...

I do not believe in inspiration, but I must have a title in order to...

It means that no matter what you write, be it a biography, an autobiography, a...

It means that no matter what you write, be it a biography, an autobiography, a...

I am a writer of fragments.

I am a writer of fragments.

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 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,...

American literature had always considered writing a very serious matter.

American literature had always considered writing a very serious matter.

Puns are a form of humor with words.

Puns are a form of humor with words.

I wrote for a weekly magazine and then edited a literary magazine, but I did...

I wrote for a weekly magazine and then edited a literary magazine, but I did...

I am against the notion of style in itself.

I am against the notion of style in itself.

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...

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

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