"That is what I define as a novel: something that has a beginning, a middle and an end, with characters and a plot that sustain interest from the first sentence to the last. But that is not what I do at all."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

Beginning, End, First, Interest

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"That is what I define as a novel: something that has a beginning, a middle and an end, with characters and a plot that sustain interest from the first sentence to the last. But that is not what I do at all."

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"But I do not have the reader in mind when I write. No true writer does that."

Mind

"I don't much believe in the idea of characters. I write with words, that is all. Whether those words are put in the mouth of this or that character does not matter to me."

Creativity

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

Inspirational

"Writers rush in where publishers fear to tread and where translators fear to tread."

Fear

"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."

Choice

"For me, words are just words, nothing else."

Nothing

"I am against the notion of style in itself."

Style

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

Writing

"I am the only British writer who writes in Spanish."

Identity

"The relationship between reader and characters is very difficult. It is even more peculiar than the relationship between the writer and his characters."

Writing

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