In literature, you know only what you imagine

The United States condoned dictatorships in Latin America for much of the 20th century.

The possibility of being as free with the camera as we are with the pen is a fantastic prospect for the creative life of the 21st century.

Religion is dogmatic. Politic is ideological. Reason must be logical, but literature has a privilege of being equivocal.

I have never considered myself a writer in exile because I grew up outside of my own country, because my father was a diplomat. Therefore, I grew up in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, the United States, I studied in Switzerland - so I've always had perspective on my country - I am thankful for that.

Love can isolate us from everything around us. But in its absence, we can be filled with the fear that something comparable exists.

Incredible the animal that first dreamed of another animal.