“I think the only positive thing that came from Uruguays dictatorship was the spread of Montevideo natives around the world, and I continued writing about them from my various places of exile.” ThinkingWorldWritingVariousSpreadAround The WorldDictatorshipExilePositive Things Author:Mario Benedetti
“I do not write for the reader to come, but for him who is here, short of reading the text on my shoulder.” WritingReadingReaderShoulders Author:Mario Benedetti
“An intellectuals weapon is writing, but sometimes people react as if it were a firearm. A writer can do a lot to change the situation, but as far as I know, no dictatorship has fallen because of a sonnet.” PeopleIfsKnowsWritingSometimesCan DoSituationWeaponsFallenDictatorshipSonnetFirearms Author:Mario Benedetti
