"Writers are the exorcists of their own demons." — Mario Vargas Llosa
"Writers are the exorcists of their own demons."
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Mario Vargas Llosa
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38 Quotes by Mario Vargas Llosa
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There is an incompatibility between literary creation and political activity.
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You cannot teach creativity - how to become a good writer. But you can help a young writer discover within…
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This fact was something I also learned from this first novel that I needed personal experience to invent, to fantasize,…
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It isn't true that convicts live like animals: animals have more room to move around.
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Since it is impossible to know what's really happening, we Peruvians lie, invent, dream and take refuge in illusion. Because…
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I write because I'm unhappy. I write because it's a way of fighting unhappiness.
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The secret to happiness, at least to peace of mind, is knowing how to separate sex from love. And, if…
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Reading is a protest against the insufficiencies of life
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Literature is a form of permanent insurrection. Its mission is to arouse, to disturb, to alarm, to keep men in…
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The worst thing that can happen to an artist is to be subsidized by the state. It leads to an…
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I think in a country like mine, violence is at the root of all human relations.
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No democracy is born perfect, and none ever gets to be perfect. Yet democracy is superior to authoritarian and totalitarian…
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Oprah is wildly successful, and she's a brilliant businesswoman. She's also somebody who's overcome a ton of demons in her…
— Glenn Beck
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You know, we all have our inner demons. I, for one - I can't speak for you, but I'm on…
— Glenn Beck
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I too have my own demons, and I have struggled. I've made my own mistakes, and I'm not proud of…
— Michael Bergin
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Because of my Marxism, I was not into myths or miracles, whether it was the virgin birth, the physical resurrection…
— Lionel Blue
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On the other hand, what I like my music to do to me is awaken the ghosts inside of me.…
— David Bowie
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I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver…
— Nicolas Cage
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You look at Cheney, Rumsfeld, Karl Rove, and Bush - if you saw them on Halloween, they wouldn't need a…
— Tommy Chong
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I write to understand my circumstances, to sort out the confusion of reality, to exorcise my demons. But most of…
— Isabel Allende
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My demons, inner strengths and physical battles have guided me through life.
— GG Allin
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My demons and I are not compatible. We never have been and never will be.
— GG Allin
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Everything is possible, from angels to demons to economists and politicians.
— Paulo Coelho
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A proud monk needs no demon. He has turned into one, an enemy to himself.
— John Climacus
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