I am one who leaves the table like a man, without putting back the chair or picking up the plate

I'm not afraid to say what I'm afraid of. Does that make me fearless?

Even if you don't believe in God, you have to believe in love.

How can art make a difference in the world?

When you have a flourishing of the economy you have a flourishing of the arts.

Mexicans don't think of ghosts as haunting you.

I didn't marry. I didn't have children. I followed the food supply for jobs. I kept writing at night. And that kept me moving. It kept my life disruptive. It broke up many relationships. Was it worth it? Yes.