Praise be to Allah, Who is the creator of the whole universe and Who made the earth as an abode for peace, for the whole mankind.
There is no creation without tradition. No one creates from nothing.
I always felt a little worm inside me: 'Now you need to write a novel with a woman protagonist.
Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
In literature, you know only what you imagine
No, it's not that they're bad. It's that they're obliged to pretend they're good. They've been brought up to deceive and be cunning, to protect themselves from our society. I don't want to be like that.
For me, life without literature is inconceivable. I think that Don Quixote in a physical sense never existed, but Don Quixote exists more than anybody who existed in 1605. Much more. There's nobody who can compete with Don Quixote or with Hamlet. So in the end we have the reality of the book as the reality of the world and the reality of history.
The point is that our true nature is not some ideal that we have to live up to. It's who we are right now, and that's what we can make friends with and celebrate.
Evermore thanks, the exchequer of the poor
Swearing can be fun, but doing it all the time causes a lot of problems
I absolutely love doing games in Baton Rouge. Night games in Tiger Stadium are a spectacle and the food choices all around are fantastic! One thing is certain: if I ever choose to feature a tailgating spread for Taste of the Town, LSU will be at the top of the list.