Quote: No matter how ephemeral it is, a novel is something, while despair is nothing. [Mario Vargas Llosa]
Quote: Prosperity or egalitarianism -- you have to choose. I favor freedom -- you never achieve real equality anyway: you simply sacrifice prosperity for an illusion. [Mario Vargas Llosa]
Quote: There is an incompatibility between literary creation and political activity. [Mario Vargas Llosa]