"One of the things that always comes up in my writing is the search for freedom, especially in women. I always write about women who are marginalized, ...












My worst flaw is that I tell secrets, my own and everybody else's.

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"In the books I have written, I have created in my mind a universe. My kids say I have a village in my head and I live in that village, and it's true. ...
"Writing is like making love. Don't worry about the orgasm, just concentrate on the process.
"Write what should not be forgotten.
"At times I felt that the universe fabricated from the power of imagination had stronger and more lasting contours than the blurred realm of the flesh-...
"الكتابة مثل الشعوذة : لايكفي إخراج أرنب من القبعة ، بل يجب عمل ذلك بأناقة وطريقة ممتعة
"I'd realized that in writing happiness is useless-without suffering there is no story.
"Literary characters, like my grandmother's apparitions, are fragile beings, easily frightened; they must be treated with care so they will feel comfor...
"Mediante la fotografía y la palabra escrita intento desesperadamente vencer la condición fugaz de mi existencia, atrapar los momentos antes de que se ...