Gabriel García Márquez Quotes

The weak would never enter the kingdom of love.

Since the appearance of visible life on Earth, 380 million years had to elapse in order for a butterfly to learn how to fly; 180 million years to create a rose with no other commitment than to be beautiful; and four geological eras in order for us human beings to be able to sing better than birds, and to be able to die from love. It is not honorable for the human talent, in the golden age of science, to have conceived the way for such an ancient and colossal process to return to the nothingness from which it came through the simple act of pushing a button.

If men gave birth, they'd be less inconsiderate.

Shame has poor memory.

Children's lies are signs of great talent.

… no sooner had you done something than someone else appeared who threatened to do it better.

Children inherit their parents' madness.

"Things have a life of their own," the gypsy proclaimed with a harsh accent. "It's simply a matter of waking up their souls."

السفر أن تترك بيتك
وتهجر أصدقاءك
وتحاول الطيران

تطير لتكتشف دروبًا جديدة
وتجوب طرقًا
محاولا التغيير.

السفر أن تلبس كالمجنون
أن تقول: لا يهمنى
أن ترغب فى العودة.

تعود معترفًا بالقليل
لترتشف من كأس
وترغب فى البدء.

السفر أن تحس بأنك شاعر
وتسطر رسالة
وترغب فى العناق

عناق حين تصل لباب
تواقًا للسكينة
وتدع نفسك لقبلة

السفر أن تصير دنيويًا
وتتعرف على أناس جدد
وتعود لتبدأ.

تبدأ مادًا يدك
متعلمًا من القوي
وأن تشعر بالوحدة.

السفر أن تترك بيتك
وتلبس كالمجنون
وتقول كل شىء ولا شىء
فى بطاقة بريد.

أن تنام فى سرير آخر
وتشعر بأن الوقت قصير

السفر هو العودة

Those who wanted to sleep, not from fatigue but because of the nostalgia of dreams...

El secreto de una buena vejez no es mas que un pacto honrado con la soledad.

In that way the long-awaited visit, for which both had prepared questions and had even anticipated answers, was once more the usual everyday conversation.

Es la vida, más que la muerte, la que no tiene límites.

Dr Urbino did not agree: in his opinion a Liberal president was exactly the same as a Conservative president, but not as well dressed.

"Tell me something, old friend: why are you fighting?"
What other reason could there be?" Colonel Gerineldo Marquez answered. "For the great Liberal party."
You're lucky because you know why," he answered. "As far as I'm concerned, I've come to realize only just now that I'm fighting because of pride."
That's bad," Colonel Gerineldo Marquez said.
Colonel Aureliano Buendia was amused at his alarm. "Naturally," he said. "But in any case, it's better than not knowing why you're fighting." He looked him in the eyes and added with a smile:
Or fighting, like you, for something that doesn't have any meaning for anyone."