I was never a true journalist, I was a movie critic.

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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...

When I write, I enjoy myself so much that what is being written really needs...

When I write, I enjoy myself so much that what is being written really needs...

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...

But I do not have the reader in mind when I write. No true writer...

But I do not have the reader in mind when I write. No true writer...

I have one main reader, Miriam Gomez, my wife. She reads everything I write -...

I have one main reader, Miriam Gomez, my wife. She reads everything I write -...

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 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...

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,...

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 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,...

That is what I define as a novel: something that has a beginning, a middle...

That is what I define as a novel: something that has a beginning, a middle...

American literature had always considered writing a very serious matter.

American literature had always considered writing a very serious matter.

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...

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 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...

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 have assiduously avoided calling my books novels.

I have assiduously avoided calling my books novels.

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...

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...

I am the only British writer who writes in Spanish.

I am the only British writer who writes in Spanish.