Fame is very agreeable, but the bad thing is that it goes on 24 hours a day.

Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.

From the moment I wrote 'Leaf Storm' I realized I wanted to be a writer and that nobody could stop me and that the only thing left for me to do was to try to be the best writer in the world.

It's a very bad thing when people exterminate other people, and people persecute minorities.

Career diversification ain't a bad thing.

The most important thing Paris gave me was a perspective on Latin America. It taught me the differences between Latin America and Europe and among the Latin American countries themselves through the Latins I met there.