In journalism just one fact that is false prejudices the entire work. In contrast, in fiction one single fact that is true gives legitimacy to the entire work. That's the only difference, and it lies in the commitment of the writer. A novelist can do anything he wants so long as he makes people believe in it.
Tricks you need to transform something which appears fantastic, unbelievable into something plausible, credible, those I learned from journalism. The key is to tell it straight. It is done by reporters and by country folk.
Injections are the best thing ever invented for feeding doctors.
Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father.
The most important thing Paris gave me was a perspective on Latin America. It taught me the differences between Latin America and Europe and among the Latin American countries themselves through the Latins I met there.
From the moment I wrote 'Leaf Storm' I realized I wanted to be a writer and that nobody could stop me and that the only thing left for me to do was to try to be the best writer in the world.
I don't know who said that novelists read the novels of others only to figure out how they are written. I believe it's true. We aren't satisfied with the secrets exposed on the surface of the page: we turn the book around to find the seams.
No, not rich. I am a poor man with money, which is not the same thing.
The problem with marriage is that it ends every night after making love, and it must be rebuilt every morning before breakfast.
If God hadn't rested on Sunday, He would have had time to finish the world.
An early-rising man is a good spouse but a bad husband.
Fiction was invented the day Jonas arrived home and told his wife that he was three days late because he had been swallowed by a whale.
