213 Quotes by Mario Vargas Llosa

A good novel is a conjunction of many factors, the main of which is without a doubt, hard work.

It is rare and almost impossible for a novel to have only one narrator.

Its easy to know what you want to say, but not to say it

Writers are the exorcists of their own demons.

Literature is a form of permanent insurrection. Its mission is to arouse, to disturb, to alarm, to keep men in a constant state of dissatisfaction with themselves.

Revolution will free society of its afflictions, while science will free the individual of his.

In my case, literature is a kind of revenge. It's something that gives me what real life can't give me - all the adventures, all the suffering. All the experiences I can only live in the imagination, literature completes.

The secret to a masterpiece is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.

There are people with a lot of prejudice, a lot of fear of the unknown. They think that immigration is a danger, when really it is a solution. This is an interesting issue, because it will be a central question of our time.