The final test of a novel is whether you care so much for the people that you want to know what happens to them next.
A writer is selected by his subject—his subject being the consciousness of his own era.
Writing is like digging for treasure—you never know what you'll find until you start.
"Las historias nos salvan de la indiferencia del mundo."
The only way to understand another culture is to assume the frame of reference of that culture.