Mario Vargas Llosa Quotes

A collection of quotes by Mario Vargas Llosa.

Mario Vargas Llosa is a Peruvian writer and recipient of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born on March 28, 1936, in Arequipa, Peru, Vargas Llosa is known for his exploration of political and social themes in his fiction works. His notable novels include "The Feast of the Goat," "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter," and "The War of the End of the World." Vargas Llosa has been a professor at various universities and is considered one of Latin America's most influential literary figures. His writing has had a significant impact on the field of contemporary Latin American literature.

Prosperity or egalitarianism - you have to choose. I favor f

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


writing fiction is the best thing there is because absolutel

writing fiction is the best thing there is because absolutely everything is possible!

Mario Vargas Llosa

Inspirational Fiction Writing

But what do I have? The things I'm told and the things I tel

But what do I have? The things I'm told and the things I tell, that's all. And as far as I know, that never yet made anyone fly.

Mario Vargas Llosa

Inspirational

If you are killed because you are a writer, that's the maxim

If you are killed because you are a writer, that's the maximum expression of respect, you know.

Mario Vargas Llosa

Respect

Eroticism has its own moral justification because it says th

Eroticism has its own moral justification because it says that pleasure is enough for me; it is a statement of the individual's sovereignty.

Mario Vargas Llosa

Sex

It isn't true that convicts live like animals: animals have

It isn't true that convicts live like animals: animals have more room to move around.

Mario Vargas Llosa

Prison

Prosperity or egalitarianism -- you have to choose. I favor

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

Equality

There is an incompatibility between literary creation and po

There is an incompatibility between literary creation and political activity.

Mario Vargas Llosa

Books

No matter how ephemeral it is, a novel is something, while d

No matter how ephemeral it is, a novel is something, while despair is nothing.

Mario Vargas Llosa

Authors & Writing