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There Were Influences In My Life That Were More Important Than Journalism, Such As Comic Strips And Radio.

So I Do Not Consider Myself A Chronicler Of My Fatherland Or Even A Chronicler Of Havana

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

I Was Able To Read A Movie Before I Was Able To Read A Book

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.