We rely too much on the people we share our lives with. We hold them responsible for things they are not even aware of. We start blaming them.
Alejandro ZambraI was a nerdy kid and I was writing and showing other fellows who are still my friends what I was writing. We were sharing that and kept sharing it. The experiences they had were so different than mine.
Alejandro ZambraWhen you read a novel, you know what to expect because you've been reading novels for a long time.
Alejandro ZambraI knew little, but at least I knew that: no one could speak for someone else. That although we might want to tell other people's stories, we always end up telling our own.
Alejandro Zambra