In literature, you know only what you imagine

Culture consists of connections, not of separations: to specialize is to isolate.

Migration is an opportunity, not a problem. And in the sense that it is an opportunity, it goes on to a bilateral agreement, between Mexico and the US, the US and the Dominican Republic, whatever you wish, and it has to be a multilateral, international event. I am in favor of an international union of migrant workers that really takes on the problems that affect Europe, with the migrants coming from Africa, and the US with the migrants coming from Latin America. It has to be considered an international question, with international solutions, and with no problems national or international.

I discovered very quickly that criticism is a form of optimism, and that when you are silent about the shortcomings of your society, you're very pessimistic about that society. And it's only when you speak truthfully about it that you show your faith in that society.

By its very nature, the novel indicates that we are becoming. There is no final solution. There is no last word.

In literature, you know only what you imagine

The Mexicans descend from the Aztecs; the Peruvians descend from the Incas; the Argentineans descend from the boats.