Writers rush in where publishers fear to tread and where translators fear to tread.

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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 do not consider myself a Hispanic writer.

I do not consider myself a Hispanic writer.

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 don't have any style.

I don't have any style.

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

American literature had always considered writing a very serious matter.

American literature had always considered writing a very serious matter.

For me, literature is a complex game, both mental and concrete, which is acted out...

For me, literature is a complex game, both mental and concrete, which is acted out...

I have assiduously avoided calling my books novels.

I have assiduously avoided calling my books novels.

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 first came out against Castro in June 1968, fifteen months after my book had...

I first came out against Castro in June 1968, fifteen months after my book had...