“As a child, all you see is that adults are not playing. Adults are not talking too much. Adults don't want to relate to each other.” WantChildrenTalkingToo MuchAdultsRelateNot TalkingTalking Too Much Author:Alejandro Zambra
“Every story, every poem, every written piece is about belonging. There is a me, there is a we, there is an us, and we want to belong to it or we don't want to belong. You can read every story with this as its main focus.” WantStoriesFocusPiecesWrittenBelonging Author:Alejandro Zambra
“Literature is about getting in touch. It sounds so hippie, but it really is about sharing stuff. We are a community that doesn't seem to be important for the rest of society, but we are people who want to get in touch - really in touch. We want to be thinking together.” PeopleThinkingWantImportantSeemsTogetherLiteratureStuffSoundCommunityHippie Author:Alejandro Zambra
“I knew little, but at least I knew that: no one could speak for someone else. That although we might want to tell other people's stories, we always end up telling our own.” PeopleWantLifeLittlesEndsStoriesMightSpeak Author:Alejandro Zambra
