"I think all writing is done through memory."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

Memory, Writing

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"I think all writing is done through memory."

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

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"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."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"I was not religious, but I liked rituals. I liked the idea of connecting an action with remembering."

John Green, American Author

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"Definitions are the guardians of rationality, the first line of defense against the chaos of mental disintegration."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

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"To forget is to render the pages of history as entirely blank, and the lessons of history as never taught."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

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"I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

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"Snow floated down every once in a while, but it was frail snow, like a memory fading into the distance."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

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"The end of times?" said Nanny. "Look, Tiff, Esme tol' me to say, if you want to see Esmerelda Weatherwax, then just you look around. She is here. Us witches don't mourn for very long. We are satisfied with happy memories - they're there to be cherished."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

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"If knew more about Alzheimer's and the Brain, your mind will be blow and most cases you will confused..."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

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"People change us. It is a rare, if not an impossible occurrence, that we come out of relationships unscathed. In our dealings with people we take something with us and we leave something behind. Some people are haunted more than others, either by the sweet perfume of another or the stink of regret."

Donna Lynn Hope, Jamaican Author

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"Hatred can't erase love memories.You need to focus on anything else."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

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