“And in a way those people began to live happily, I mean insofar as clowning can go beyond the ridiculous and become a serious public benefit. Perhaps that’s why The Great Baro was finally left alone. Because Baro, who could make clowns by the dozen, could not change himself into a clown.” From The Great Baro

“In order to avoid misunderstandings I inform the public that I am not I. Quite a long time ago, I stopped being me to be Marcel Proust (always loved Proust). If any of my enemies persevere in claiming that I am I, give him no credit, since you already know who I am. Many many thanks.”
From Victrola: Revista de la Insistencia.

“I deny there exists a so-called Cuban literature given that day after day I suffer the terrible civil death of a writer who lacks a true literature to support him. I deny that it exists because things conspire to show me that I am very far from being a writer. I deny it exists because it is incapable of revealing to me if I am a sad lunatic or a magnificent writer. I deny it exists because it does not give me strength or shelter in my profession...”
Translation by Ana Garcia Chichester

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