فوكنر كاتب كان له الكثير من الأثر في روحي، أما همنغواي فهو الأعظم أثراً في صنعتي، لا لكتبه وحدها، بل لمعرفته المذهلة بجوانب الحرفة في علم الكتابة.

“Faulkner is a writer who has had much to do with my soul, but Hemingway is the one who had the most to do with my craft - not simply for his books, but for his astounding knowledge of the aspect of craftsmanship in the science of writing.”Gabriel Garcia Marquez — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Meets Ernest Hemingway