A very wise author once said that a writer writes for himself, and then publishes for money. I write for myself and publish just for the reader

Writers rush in where publishers fear to tread and where translators fear to tread

Cigars must be smoked one at a time, peaceably, with all the leisure in the world. Cigarettes are of the instant, Cigars are for eternity.

I am against the notion of style in itself

I live in London and I am a British subject, although I do write in Spanish, of course

The relationship between reader and characters is very difficult. It is even more peculiar than the relationship between the writer and his characters.

I don't much believe in the idea of characters. I write with words, that is all. Whether those words are put in the mouth of this or that character does not matter to me