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Writing A Book Is A Very Lonely Business. You Are Totally Cut Off From The Rest Of The World, Submerged In Your Obsessions And Memories.

I Think In A Country Like Mine, Violence Is At The Root Of All Human Relations.

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.

The Secret To A Masterpiece Is 10 Percent Inspiration And 90 Percent Perspiration.

I Have Been Always Fascinated And Seduced By History, Which I Think Is Very Close, Very Close To Literature.