Have I ever written anything that has really changed something? What I believe is that you can't change anything without using art. I believe that the drops wear away the stone. I try to be part of that army.

We don't have time to argue. Nobody has time.

I came to Mozambique in 1986, when I first became involved with Teatro Avenida - a theatre company that stages plays concerned with political and social issues.

It was a clear, starry night, dead calm. Whenever I see a sky like that, I wish I could write music

When someone asks me to list the 10 best novels ever written, I always refuse to answer.

The stories I create are never as awful as reality.

Many people say I smile more in Africa than in Sweden.