In my words, the story is a short drink, but capable of startling you for hours, something like a little shot of tequila in the middle of a game that… - José Baroja

It is often said that children do not read. Well, I'd say that if adults don't start reading, it's not fair to accuse little ones of not reading. They must see us with a book in our hands.

Original source: Para un escritor la vida debe ser el foco que la muerte ilumina a diario. Zárate, Y. (2019). "José Baroja". En revista Momentos Ahora o nunca. Número 139. Tlaxcala, México; p. 24.

I think that living only from writing is a privilege, in economic terms, that only some writers have achieved and to which, probably, all authors aspire: a difficult goal that is not impossible.