The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others.
"Escribir es una forma de terapia; a veces me pregunto cómo se las arreglan los que no escriben, los que no pintan o componen música. ¿Dónde encuentran el alivio?"
The novel is a very democratic form. It allows for the expression of many voices, many points of view.
"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."