I Don't Accept The Idea That Literature

Men Do Not Live By Truth Alone; They Also Need Lies: Those That They Invent Freely, Not Those That Are Imposed On Them; Those That Appear As They Are, Not Smuggled In Beneath The Clothes Of History. Fiction Enriches Their Existence, Completes Them And, Fleetingly, Compensates Them For This Tragic Condition Which Is Our Lot: Always To Desire And Dream More Than We Can Actually Achieve.

I Think In A Country Like Mine, Violence Is At The Root Of All Human Relations.

Literature Is A Form Of Permanent Insurrection. Its Mission Is To Arouse, To Disturb, To Alarm, To Keep Men In A Constant State Of Dissatisfaction With Themselves.

The Foundations Of Liberty Are Private Property And The Rule Of Law; This System Guarantees The Fewest Possible Forms Of Injustice, Produces The Greatest Material And Cultural Progress, Most Effectively Stems Violence And Provides The Greatest Respect For Human Rights. According To This Concept Of Liberalism, Freedom Is A Single, Unified Concept. Political And Economic Liberties Are As Inseparable As The Two Sides Of A Medal.

I Have A Chest Full Of All The Insults, Villainies, And Infamies A Man Is Capable Of Withstanding. . . . If You Become Famous, You Will Have To Go Through That.