You Cannot Teach Creativity - How To

There Are Many Things Behind A Good Novel, But In Particular There Is A Lot Of Work - A Lot Of Patience, A Lot Of Stubbornness, And A Critical Spirit.

I Couldn't Imagine Any Other Way Of Living, Outside Of Books, Outside My Work. Which Doesn't Mean I Am Not Interested In Other Things, Of Course - I Am Interested In Many Things. But The Center, The Crux, Is Always Literature.

Nothing Better Protects A Human Being Against The Stupidity Of Prejudice, Racism, Religious Or Political Sectarianism, And Exclusivist Nationalism Than This Truth That Invariably Appears In Great Literature: That Men And Women Of All Nations And Places Are Essentially Equal, And Only Injustice Sows Among Them Discrimination, Fear, And Exploitation.

Life Is A Shitstorm, In Which Art Is Our Only Umbrella." (spoken By Character In A Novel By Mario Vargas Llosa)

There Is An Incompatibility Between Literary Creation And Political Activity.