He allowed himself to be swayed by his conviction that human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but that life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves.
GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZAs a writer I’m merely a journalist who has learned to write better than others.
More Gabriel García Márquez Quotes
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Things have a life of their own, the gypsy proclaimed with a harsh accent. “It’s simply a matter of waking up their souls.”
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An early-rising man is a good spouse but a bad husband.
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The people of the United States are one of the people I most admire in the world. The only thing I don’t understand is why a country that manages to do so well cannot do better in choosing its president.
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Wisdom comes to us when it can no longer do any good.
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Always tell what you feel. Do what you think.
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When I wake up,” he said, “remind me that I’m going to marry her.
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I don’t believe in God, but I’m afraid of Him.
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One of the most difficult things is the first paragraph. I have spent many months on a first paragraph, and once I get it, the rest just comes out very easily.
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As a writer I’m merely a journalist who has learned to write better than others.
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My most important problem was destroying the lines of demarcation that separate what seems real from what seems fantastic.
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The spirit of her invincible heart guided her through the shadows.
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Freedom is often the first casualty of war.
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Crazy people are not crazy if one accepts their reasoning.
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Just imagine, a cow on the balcony of the nation, what an awful thing, what a shitty country.
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All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret.
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