42 Quotes by Antonio Muñoz Molina

The fact that evil exists in the world bothers me. I think that people do terrible things for ideological or political reasons. I think that evil stems from ideology. People are taught to hate.

There are two types of stories: public and private.

If, as a Spaniard, I am so often offended by the stereotypes that abound regarding my country, how can I accept and repeat the ones that fall even more heavily upon Israel?

Money makes people bold and cosmopolitan; if you are poor, you are naturally conservative. Its not easy to be a bohemian when you have to worry about what is going to happen with you and with your next paycheck.

An idea like equality between men and women, which is now accepted in the West, is quite new.

A writer doesn't write about just anything. He writes about things he has an affinity for.

I have absolute respect for Israel and people in Israel who are critical of their own country,

Shakespeare is a permanent presence in the English letters.

Cervantes is the most important Spanish writer. But he is not the most representative of the Spanish. His irony, his sense of humor - they are too subtle to seem Spanish.