Your first realization when you become an important person is that all day and all night, whatever the circumstances, people want to hear you talk about yourself.
GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ
GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ
Gabriel García Márquez on circumstance
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