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Guillermo Cabrera Infante quotes

Cuban Novelist April 22, 1929 – February 21, 2005

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Guillermo Cabrera Infante quote: "American literature had always considered writing a very..."
American literature had always considered writing a very serious matter. Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Guillermo Cabrera Infante quote: "I left my country because I was forced to, and I do not think..."
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
Guillermo Cabrera Infante quote: "If the sleep of reason produces monsters, what does the sleep..."
If the sleep of reason produces monsters, what does the sleep of unreason produce? Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Guillermo Cabrera Infante quote: "For me, literature is a complex game, both mental and..."
For me, literature is a complex game, both mental and concrete, which is acted out in a physical manner on the page. 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. Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Guillermo Cabrera Infante quote: "I don't have any style."
I don't have any style. Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Guillermo Cabrera Infante quote: "I am against the notion of style in itself."
I am against the notion of style in itself. Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Guillermo Cabrera Infante quote: "I think writers rush in where everybody is very frightened to..."
I think writers rush in where everybody is very frightened to tread. Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Guillermo Cabrera Infante quote: "Writers rush in where publishers fear to tread and where..."
Writers rush in where publishers fear to tread and where translators fear to tread. Guillermo Cabrera Infante
It means that no matter what you write, be it a biography, an autobiography, a detective novel, or a conversation on the street, it all becomes fiction as soon as you write it down. Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Guillermo Cabrera Infante quote: "Puns are a form of humor with words."
Puns are a form of humor with words. Guillermo Cabrera Infante
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
Guillermo Cabrera Infante quote: "Titles are not only important, they are essential for me. I..."
Titles are not only important, they are essential for me. I cannot write without a title. Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Guillermo Cabrera Infante quote: "No, absolutely not, writing doesn't have to be like a jigsaw..."
No, absolutely not, writing doesn't have to be like a jigsaw puzzle, it can be a very linear undertaking. Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Guillermo Cabrera Infante quote: "When I write, I enjoy myself so much that what is being..."
When I write, I enjoy myself so much that what is being written really needs no reader. Guillermo Cabrera Infante

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