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. Guillermo Cabrera Infante bookcastrocreate Change image and share on social
American literature had always considered writing a very serious matter. Guillermo Cabrera Infante americanconsiderliterature Change image and share on social
A very wise author once said that a writer writes for himself, and then publishes for money. I write for myself and publish just for the reader. Guillermo Cabrera Infante authormoneypublish Change image and share on social
Many of my books have begun with the title, because naming a work already in progress makes no sense to me. Guillermo Cabrera Infante beginbookmake Change image and share on social
I do not believe in inspiration, but I must have a title in order to work, otherwise I am lost. Guillermo Cabrera Infante inspirationloseorder Change image and share on social
I think that like all writers - and if any writer disagrees with this, then he is not a writer - I write primarily for myself. Guillermo Cabrera Infante disagreeprimarilywrite Change image and share on social
Puns are a form of humor with words. Guillermo Cabrera Infante formhumorpun Change image and share on social
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. Guillermo Cabrera Infante absentdoghome Change image and share on social
I know that many writers have had to write under censorship and yet produced good novels; for instance, Cervantes wrote Don Quixote under Catholic censorship. Guillermo Cabrera Infante catholiccensorshipcervante Change image and share on social
My mother had been educated at a convent, and she had been converted to communism by my father during Stalin's most rampant period, at the beginning of the 1930s. So she had two gods, God in heaven and god on earth. Guillermo Cabrera Infante 1930sbegincommunism share on social
