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.

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

Generosity is the only legitimate selfishness.

Perfection is a polished collection of errors.

When I have worries, fears or a love affair, I have the luck of being able to transform it into a poem.

We are born sad and we die sad, but meanwhile we love bodies whose sad beauty is a miracle.

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.