I left my country because I was forced to, and I do not think that I am going to lose my language because I live in England
Guillermo Cabrera InfanteI think that like all writers - and if any writer disagrees with this, then he is not a writer - I write primarily for myself
Guillermo Cabrera InfanteIt means that no matter what you write, be it a biography, an autobiography, a detective novel, or a conversation on the street, it all becomes fiction as soon as you write it down.
Guillermo Cabrera InfanteWell, I write in exile because I cannot return to my country, so I have no choice but to see myself as an exiled writer.
Guillermo Cabrera Infante