Journalism is a way of voicing opinion, of participating in the political, social, or cultural debate.

But what do I have? The things I'm told and the things I tell, that's all. And as far as I know, that never yet made anyone fly.

We were trained as writers with the idea that literature is something that can change reality, that it's not just a very sophisticated entertainment, but a way to act.

I think in a country like mine, violence is at the root of all human relations.

Once upon a time, there was a boy who learned to read at the age of 5. This changed his life. Owing to the adventure tales he read, he discovered a way to escape from the poor house, the poor country, and the poor reality in which he lived.

Writers are the exorcists of their own demons.

Nothing better protects a human being against the stupidity of prejudice, racism, religious or political sectarianism, and exclusivist nationalism than this truth that invariably appears in great literature: that men and women of all nations and places are essentially equal, and only injustice sows among them discrimination, fear, and exploitation.