I have expressed my opinion through the written word through my books, that is all.

But here's what I've learned in this war, in this country, in this city: to love the miracle of having been born.

America's vulnerability comes precisely from its strength, its wealth, its power and its modernity. It's the usual story of the dog chasing its own tail.

When my father was arrested, we didn't know where they had him. My mother found him at the house of torture. It was called Villa Triste.

You cannot survive if you do not know the past.

I know ours is a world made by men for men, their dictatorship is so ancient it even extends to language.

No matter what system you live under, there is no escaping the law that it's always the strongest, the cruellest, the least generous who win.