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From Quotes by Mario Vargas Llosa
- This fact was something I also learned from this first novel that I needed personal experience to invent, to fantasize, to create fiction, but at…
- The secret to happiness, at least to peace of mind, is knowing how to separate sex from love. And, if possible, eliminating romantic love from…
- The truths that seem most truthful, if you look at them from all sides, if you look at them close up, turn out to be…
- The writer’s job is to write with rigor, with commitment, to defend what they believe with all the talent they have. I think that’s part…
- 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.
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