I didn't choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side.
As a rule, one should never place form over content.
Being a man (male "macho") does not give you right to anything.
I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it.
The translator's task is to create, in his or her own language, the same tensions appearing in the original. That's hard!
I believe in characters as vehicles of exposition. Their voices are full of hidden clues, and I like to listen to them.