Author: Guillermo Cabrera Infante

Quotes

The relationship between reader and characters is very difficult. It is even more peculiar than the relationship between the writer and his characters.

The relationship between reader and characters is very difficult. It is even more peculiar than the relationship between the writer and his characters.

- Guillermo Cabrera Infante

I was an avid radio fan when I was a boy, as well as a great lover of comic strips.

I was an avid radio fan when I was a boy, as well as a great lover of comic strips.

- Guillermo Cabrera Infante

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.

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

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.

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

Writers rush in where publishers fear to tread and where translators fear to tread.

Writers rush in where publishers fear to tread and where translators fear to tread.

- Guillermo Cabrera Infante

There were influences in my life that were more important than journalism, such as comic strips and radio.

There were influences in my life that were more important than journalism, such as comic strips and radio.

- Guillermo Cabrera Infante

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