--- title: "4 Merce Rodoreda Quotes - Famous Writer" description: "Spanish writer (1908-1983)... | Mercè Rodoreda i Gurguí was a Catalan novelist, who wrote in the Catalan language. Browse 4 Merce Rodoreda quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/merce-rodoreda-67051_catalan-woman-writer_and-i-got-a-strong-feeling-of-the-passag_711646.jpg" --- # Merce Rodoreda (1908–1983) Writer **4** quotes in **11** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Merce Rodoreda was a writer. ## Quick Facts About Merce Rodoreda Born October 10, 1908 Died April 13, 1983 Profession Writer ## About Merce Rodoreda Spanish writer (1908-1983)... \| Mercè Rodoreda i Gurguí was a Catalan novelist, who wrote in the Catalan language. ## Quotes by Merce Rodoreda > [“And I got a strong feeling of the passage of time. Not the time of clouds and sun and rain and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merce-rodoreda/and-i-got-a-strong-feeling-of-the-passage-of-time-not-the-time-of/) Merce Rodoreda [Passage of time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/passage-of-time/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a1/merce-rodoreda-67051_catalan-woman-writer_and-i-got-a-strong-feeling-of-the-passag_711646.jpg) > [“They want you to be afraid. They want to believe, and they want to suffer, suffer, only suffer, and they choke the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merce-rodoreda/they-want-you-to-be-afraid-they-want-to-believe-and-they-want-to/) Mercè Rodoreda [Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a06/merce-rodoreda-67051_death_they-want-you-to-be-afraid-they-want-to_1373723.jpg) > [“ I da će on biti srećan da upozna djevojku tako tužnih očiju koja, da, da, kada se smeje oči su joj…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merce-rodoreda/i-da-e-on-biti-sre-an-da-upozna-djevojku-tako-tu-nih-o-iju-koja-da-da/) Merce Rodoreda [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f2/merce-rodoreda-67051_quote_i-da-e-on-biti-sre-an-da-upozna-djevojku_1431798.jpg) > [“Breathing. Only the chore and sadness of breathing and breathing, as things change from tender to dry, new to old, the night-moon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merce-rodoreda/breathing-only-the-chore-and-sadness-of-breathing-and-breathing-as/) Mercè Rodoreda [Breathing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breathing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be4/merce-rodoreda-67051_sadness_breathing-only-the-chore-and-sadness-of_2014562.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merce-rodoreda/#itemlist", "name": "Merce Rodoreda Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“And I got a strong feeling of the passage of time. 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