Quote by: Mario Benedetti

An intellectual's 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.


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Author Bio


  • NameMario Benedetti
  • DescriptionUruguayan journalist, novelist, and poeta
  • AliasesMario Orlando Hamlet Hardy Brenno Benedetti Farrugia
  • BornSeptember 14, 1920
  • DiedMay 17, 2009
  • CountryUruguay
  • ProfessionPoet; Writer; Journalist; Novelist; Essayist