"I have always seen this story as a tragedy of failed intentions. It does not matter if we fail accidentally or maliciously. We are responsible for failure no matter good intention. You can no more make up for a mistake than you can for a crime." diz Guy Gallo, o argumentista de Under the Volcano nas suas notas.
"The novel can be read simply as a story which you can skip if you want. It can be read as a story you will get more out of if you don't skip. It can be regarded as a kind of symphony, or in another way as a kind of opera--or even a horse opera. It is hot music, a poem, a song, a comedy, a farce, and so forth. It is superficial, profound, entertaining, and boring, according to taste. It is a prophecy, a political warning, a cryptogram, a preposterous movie, and a writing on the wall. It can even be regarded as a sort of machine: it works too, believe me as I have found out. In case you think I mean it to be everything but a novel I better say that after all it is intended to be and, though I say so myself, a deeply serious one too." disse Malcolm Lowry.
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