Titles are not only important, they are essential for me. I cannot write without a title.

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I do not believe in inspiration, but I must have a title in order to work, otherwise I am lost.

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No, absolutely not, writing doesn't have to be like a jigsaw puzzle, it can be a very linear undertaking.

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

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Many of my books have begun with the title, because naming a work already in progress makes no sense to me.

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For me, literature is a complex game, both mental and concrete, which is acted out in a physical manner on the page.

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Well, I write in exile because I cannot return to my country, so I have no choice but to see myself as an exiled writer.

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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.

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I describe my works as books, but my publishers in Spain, in the United States, and elsewhere insist on calling them novels.

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I think that I've tried many times to get Cuba in my writings, especially Havana, which was once a great and fascinating city.

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