Mario Vargas Llosa : (3)

" Eroticism is born at a time in civilisation when sexual instinct becomes deanimalised and enriched with contributions from art and from literature. A world of theatricality emerges around the act of love. " - Mario Vargas Llosa

" I think that literature has the important effect of creating free, independent, critical citizens who cannot be manipulated. " - Mario Vargas Llosa

" I never get the feeling that I’ve decided rationally, cold-bloodedly to write a story. On the contrary, certain events or people, sometimes dreams or readings, impose themselves suddenly and demand attention. " - Mario Vargas Llosa