"The body is not important. It is made……" — Rudolfo Anaya
"The body is not important. It is made of dust; it is made of ashes. It is food for the worms. The winds and the waters dissolve it and scatter it to the four corners of the earth. In the end, what we care most for only lasts a brief lifetime, and then there is eternity. Time forever. Millions of worlds are born, evolve, and pass away into nebulous, unmeasured skies; and there is still eternity. Time always. The body becomes dust and trees and exploding fire, it becomes gaseous and disappears, and still there is eternity. Silent, unopposed, brooding, forever."
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Rudolfo Anaya
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17 Quotes by Rudolfo Anaya
Rudolfo Anaya has 17 quotes on this site.
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The germ of creation lies in violence.
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Around me the moonlight glittered on the pebbles of the llano, and in the night sky a million stars sparkled.…
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A library is also a place where love begins.
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It is because good is always stronger than evil. Always remember that, Antonio. The smallest bit of good can stand…
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