"A great commotion immobilized her in her center……" — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
"A great commotion immobilized her in her center of gravity, planted her in her place, and her defensive will was demolished by the irresistible anxiety to discover what the orange bells and whistles and the invisible globes on the other side of death were like."
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337 Quotes by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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He who awaits much can expect little.
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It's much more important to write than to be written about.
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Everyone has three lives: a public life, a private life, and a secret life.
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Over the weekend the vultures got into the presidential palace by pecking through the screens on the balcony windows and…
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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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He governed as if he felt predestined to never die
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The spirit of her invincible heart guided her through the shadows.
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Necessity has the face of a dog.
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Unfortunately many young writers are more concerned with fame than with their own work... It's much more important to write…
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When I sit down to write, which is the essential moment in my life, I am completely alone. Whenever I…
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Nobody is worth crying for, and those that are worth it will not make you cry.
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The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.
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A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
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