"I write because I'm unhappy. I write because……" — Mario Vargas Llosa

"I write because I'm unhappy. I write because it's a way of fighting unhappiness."

— Mario Vargas Llosa

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38 Quotes by Mario Vargas Llosa

Mario Vargas Llosa has 38 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

There is an incompatibility between literary creation and political activity.
You cannot teach creativity - how to become a good writer. But you can help a young writer discover within…
This fact was something I also learned from this first novel that I needed personal experience to invent, to fantasize,…
It isn't true that convicts live like animals: animals have more room to move around.
Since it is impossible to know what's really happening, we Peruvians lie, invent, dream and take refuge in illusion. Because…
The secret to happiness, at least to peace of mind, is knowing how to separate sex from love. And, if…
Reading is a protest against the insufficiencies of life
Literature is a form of permanent insurrection. Its mission is to arouse, to disturb, to alarm, to keep men in…
The worst thing that can happen to an artist is to be subsidized by the state. It leads to an…
I think in a country like mine, violence is at the root of all human relations.
No democracy is born perfect, and none ever gets to be perfect. Yet democracy is superior to authoritarian and totalitarian…
The truths that seem most truthful, if you look at them from all sides, if you look at them close…

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More Fighting Quotes

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Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western… — Karen Armstrong
You go to London, you see a TV set in every cell and the sign up that all the officers… — Joe Arpaio
That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world,… — Timothy Garton Ash
In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep… — Julian Assange
The object is very clear in the fight against racism; you have reasons why you're opposed to it. But when… — Margaret Atwood
People do not win people fights. Lawyers do. — Norman Ralph Augustine
I believe that if you want to fight inequality you have to do it starting at infancy. — Michelle Bachelet
I think what separates me from the candidates is the fact that I have a proven track record of being… — Michele Bachmann
We need a strong, bold constitutional conservative who won't back down and who will fight for the values we believe… — Michele Bachmann
I don't like any sport except boxing and bull fighting. — David Bailey
To fight against the infidels is Jihad; but to fight against your evil self is greater Jihad. — Abu Bakr
I was a pretty scrappy, tough kid; I got in all sorts of fights at school. I defended myself -… — Amy Adams

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