When I write now I do not invent situation, characters, or actions, but rather structures and discursive forms, textual groupings which are combined according to secret affinities among themselves, as in architecture or the plastic arts. – Juan Goytisolo
Marks of Identity is, among other things, the expression of the process of alienation in a contemporary intellectual with respect to his own country. – Juan Goytisolo
In the Europe which was created by the Second World War, divided into two blocks, each in need of a revolution that would end the abuses and injustices of capitalism and the privileges of a bureaucratic caste, collective faith does not exist. – Juan Goytisolo
In my opinion, the most significant works of the twentieth century are those that rise beyond the conceptual tyranny of genre they are, at the same time, poetry, criticism, narrative, drama, etc. – Juan Goytisolo
Where would you be without friends? The people to pick you up when you need lifting? We come from homes far from perfect, so you end up almost parent and sibling to your friends – your own chosen family. Theres nothing like a really loyal, dependable, good friend. Nothing. – Jennifer Aniston