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> [Had I mentioned to someone around 1795 that I planned to write, anyone with any sense would have told me to write for two hours every day, with or without inspiration. Their advice would have enabled me to benefit from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enrique-vila-matas/had-i-mentioned-to-someone-around-1795-that-i-planned-to-write-anyone/)

[Enrique Vila-Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enrique-vila-matas/)

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## More by Enrique Vila-Matas

> [“Citar es respirar literatura para no ahogarse entre los tópicos castizos y ocurrentes que le vienen a uno a la pluma cuando se empeña…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enrique-vila-matas/citar-es-respirar-literatura-para-no-ahogarse-entre-los-t-picos/)

[Enrique Vila-Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enrique-vila-matas/)

> [When it grows dark, we always need someone. This thought, the product of anxiety, only comes to me in the evenings, just when I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enrique-vila-matas/when-it-grows-dark-we-always-need-someone-this-thought-the-product-of/)

[Enrique Vila-Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enrique-vila-matas/)

> [“I think I have the right to be able to see myself differently from how others see me, to see myself however I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enrique-vila-matas/i-think-i-have-the-right-to-be-able-to-see-myself-differently-from/)

[Enrique Vila-Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enrique-vila-matas/)

> [“Quand on voyage avec quelqu’un, me dit-il, on a toujours tendance à trouver ce qui nous entoure étrange, tandis que si on voyage seul,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enrique-vila-matas/quand-on-voyage-avec-quelqu-un-me-dit-il-on-a-toujours-tendance/)

[Enrique Vila-Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enrique-vila-matas/)

> [Had I mentioned to someone around 1795 that I planned to write, anyone with any sense would have told me to write for two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enrique-vila-matas/had-i-mentioned-to-someone-around-1795-that-i-planned-to-write-anyone/)

[Enrique Vila-Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enrique-vila-matas/)

> [As I write, I control my anxiety and anguish thanks to the invaluable aid of irony and humor. But every night I am subdued…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enrique-vila-matas/as-i-write-i-control-my-anxiety-and-anguish-thanks-to-the-invaluable/)

[Enrique Vila-Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enrique-vila-matas/)

> [“The novel is a hybrid genre and a large part of its charm arises from the alluvial nature of its materials. There is nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enrique-vila-matas/the-novel-is-a-hybrid-genre-and-a-large-part-of-its-charm-arises-from/)

[Enrique Vila-Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enrique-vila-matas/)

> [“La literatura me ha permitido siempre comprender la vida. Pero precisamente por eso me deja fuera de ella.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enrique-vila-matas/la-literatura-me-ha-permitido-siempre-comprender-la-vida-pero/)

[Enrique Vila-Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enrique-vila-matas/)

> [I long to journey endlessly, always in search of something new. Always alert.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enrique-vila-matas/i-long-to-journey-endlessly-always-in-search-of-something-new-always/)

[Enrique Vila-Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enrique-vila-matas/)

> [“Escrever é corrigir a vida”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enrique-vila-matas/escrever-corrigir-a-vida/)

[Enrique Vila-Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enrique-vila-matas/)

> [“ - Estou apaixonado porque vocês me falaram do amor. Nunca me teria apaixonado se não me fizessem interessar pelo tema." - Enrique Vila-Matas,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enrique-vila-matas/estou-apaixonado-porque-voc-s-me-falaram-do-amor-nunca-me-teria/)

[Enrique Vila-Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enrique-vila-matas/)

> [“I don't like ferocious irony but rather the kind that vacillates between disappointment and hope. Okay?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enrique-vila-matas/i-don-t-like-ferocious-irony-but-rather-the-kind-that-vacillates/)

[Enrique Vila-Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enrique-vila-matas/)

> [“After all, what are we, what is any one of us, if not a combination, particular and exact, of what we have done, what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enrique-vila-matas/after-all-what-are-we-what-is-any-one-of-us-if-not-a-combination/)

[Enrique Vila-Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enrique-vila-matas/)

> [It's an honor, indeed I'm glad, to join in giving a warm reception to a book that has given me many delightful moments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enrique-vila-matas/it-s-an-honor-indeed-i-m-glad-to-join-in-giving-a-warm-reception-to-a/)

[Enrique Vila-Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enrique-vila-matas/)

> [“No le doy ningún valor a mi vida, sólo a las vidas ajenas, y pese a ello amo la vida, pero la amo porque…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enrique-vila-matas/no-le-doy-ning-n-valor-a-mi-vida-s-lo-a-las-vidas-ajenas-y-pese-a/)

[Enrique Vila-Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enrique-vila-matas/)

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