You can't eat hope,' the woman said. You can't eat it, but it sustains you,' the colonel replied. - Gabriel García Márquez

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You can't eat hope,' the woman said.
You can't eat it, but it sustains you,' the colonel replied.

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About Gabriel García Márquez

Gabriel José García Márquez (6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was a Colombian novelist, journalist and activist. He was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Alternative Names: Gabriel José García Márquez • Gabriel Garcia Marquez • Gabriel Jose Garcia Marquez • Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez • Gabriel Jose de la Concordia Garcia Marquez
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