Many of my books have begun with the title, because naming a work already in progress makes no sense to me.

I read the Odyssey because it was the story of a man who returned home after being absent for more than twenty years and was recognized only by his dog.

I wrote for a weekly magazine and then edited a literary magazine, but I did not really feel comfortable with the profession of journalism itself

My parents were founders of the Cuban Communist Party, and I grew up extremely poor.

No, absolutely not, writing doesn't have to be like a jigsaw puzzle, it can be a very linear undertaking.

I was able to read a movie before I was able to read a book

I was an avid radio fan when I was a boy, as well as a great lover of comic strips