I describe my works as books, but my publishers in Spain, in the United States, and elsewhere insist on calling them novels. Guillermo Cabrera Infante Read Quote
That is what I define as a novel: something that has a beginning, a middle and an end, with characters and a plot that sustain interest from the first sentence to the last. But that is not what I do at all. Guillermo Cabrera Infante Read Quote
I left my country because I was forced to, and I do not think that I am going to lose my language because I live in England. Guillermo Cabrera Infante Read Quote
I do not believe in inspiration, but I must have a title in order to work, otherwise I am lost. Guillermo Cabrera Infante Read Quote
I think that I’ve tried many times to get Cuba in my writings, especially Havana, which was once a great and fascinating city. Guillermo Cabrera Infante Read Quote
No, absolutely not, writing doesn’t have to be like a jigsaw puzzle, it can be a very linear undertaking. Guillermo Cabrera Infante Read Quote
What I do believe is that there is always a relationship between writing and reading, a constant interplay between the writer on the one hand and the reader on the other. Guillermo Cabrera Infante Read Quote
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. Guillermo Cabrera Infante Read Quote
