I think the only positive thing that came from Uruguays dictatorship was the spread of Montevideo natives around the world, and I continued writing about them from my various places of exile.

I think the only positive thing that came from Uruguays dictatorship was the spread of Montevideo natives around the world, and I continued writing about them from my various places of exile.

Perfection is a polished collection of errors.

The real influence on my work was reality, that of my country and Latin America in general.

An intellectuals weapon is writing, but sometimes people react as if it were a firearm. A writer can do a lot to change the situation, but as far as I know, no dictatorship has fallen because of a sonnet.

Five minutes are enough to dream a whole life, that is how relative time is.

My first two books did nada. I ended up paying the publishers.