Carlos Fuentes Quotes

A collection of quotes by Carlos Fuentes.

Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012) was a renowned Mexican writer and diplomat. He is considered one of the most important literary figures in the Latin American Boom. Fuentes' novels, including "The Death of Artemio Cruz" and "The Old Gringo," explored themes such as Mexican history, politics, and identity. He was awarded numerous literary honors, including the Cervantes Prize, and served as Mexico's ambassador to France. Through his works, Fuentes left a lasting impact on the world of literature, engaging readers with his complex characters and profound insights into Mexican society.

I am a morning writer I am writing at eight-thirty in longha

I am a morning writer I am writing at eight-thirty in longhand and I keep at it until twelve-thirty, when I go for a swim. Then I come back, have lunch, and read in the afternoon until I take my walk for the next day's writing.

The contract between the author and the reader is a game. An

The contract between the author and the reader is a game. And the game . . . is one of the greatest invetions of Western civilization: the game of telling stories, inventing characters, and creating the imaginary paradise of the individual, from whence no one can be expelled because, in a novel, no one owns the truth and everyone has the right to be heard and understood.

Imagination Truth Story Novel

I am not interested in slice of life, what I want is a slice

I am not interested in slice of life, what I want is a slice of the imagination.

Imagination

You have an absolute freedom in Mexican writing today in whi

You have an absolute freedom in Mexican writing today in which you don't necessarily have to deal with the Mexican identity. You know why? Because we have an identity... We know who we are. We know what it means to be a Mexican.

Freedom

Literature overtakes history, for literature gives you more

Literature overtakes history, for literature gives you more than one life. It expands experience and opens new opportunities to readers.

Experience

I had the good fortune of having a happy, closely knit famil

I had the good fortune of having a happy, closely knit family.

Family

What the United States does best is to understand itself. Wh

What the United States does best is to understand itself. What it does worst is understand others.

America

By its very nature, the novel indicates that we are becoming

By its very nature, the novel indicates that we are becoming. There is no final solution. There is no last word.

Authors & Writing

I don't think any good book is based on factual experience.

I don't think any good book is based on factual experience. Bad books are about things the writer already knew before he wrote them.

Experience

I use a lot of film images, analogies, and imagination.

I use a lot of film images, analogies, and imagination.

Imagination