Tobacco Is The Opiate Of The Gentleman,

Writers Rush In Where Publishers Fear To Tread And Where Translators Fear To Tread

The Relationship Between Reader And Characters Is Very Difficult. It Is Even More Peculiar Than The Relationship Between The Writer And His Characters.

I Have Assiduously Avoided Calling My Books Novels

I Do Not Consider Myself A Hispanic Writer.

There Were Influences In My Life That Were More Important Than Journalism, Such As Comic Strips And Radio.