Guillermo Cabrera Infante

“When I write, the first blank page, or any blank page, means nothing to me. What means something is a page that has been filled with words.”

“I do not consider myself a Hispanic writer.”

“I think that like all writers - and if any writer disagrees with this, then he is not a writer - I write primarily for myself.”

“The relationship between reader and characters is very difficult. It is even more peculiar than the relationship between the writer and his characters.”

“I first came out against Castro in June 1968, fifteen months after my book had been published, and you cannot imagine how quickly a void was created around me.”

“I think that I've tried many times to get Cuba in my writings, especially Havana, which was once a great and fascinating city.”

“Well, I write in exile because I cannot return to my country, so I have no choice but to see myself as an exiled writer.”

“I read the Odyssey because it was the story of a man who returned home after being absent for more than twenty years and was recognized only by his dog.”