90 Quotes by Guillermo Cabrera Infante

I first came out against Castro in June 1968, fifteen months after my book had been published, and you cannot imagine how quickly a void was created around me

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

For me, words are just words, nothing else

I am against the notion of style in itself

I have assiduously avoided calling my books novels

I am the only British writer who writes in Spanish

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

I live in London and I am a British subject, although I do write in Spanish, of course

I wrote for a weekly magazine and then edited a literary magazine, but I did not really feel comfortable with the profession of journalism itself