Gabriel Garcia Marquez Quotes

It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.

What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.

Even when the winds of misfortune blow, amazing things can still happen.

Never stop smiling not even when you're sad, someone might fall in love with your smile.

If I knew that today would be the last time I’d see you, I would hug you tight and pray the Lord be the keeper of your soul. If I knew that this would be the last time you pass through this door, I’d embrace you, kiss you, and call you back for one more. If I knew that this would be the last time I would hear your voice, I’d take hold of each word to be able to hear it over and over again. If I knew this is the last time I see you, I’d tell you I love you, and would not just assume foolishly you know it already.

Nobody deserves your tears, but whoever deserves them will not make you cry.

Curiosity is one of the many masks of love.

No matter what, nobody can take away the dances you've already had.

Don't struggle so much, the best things happen when not expected.

All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret.

I have learned that a man has the right and obligation to look down at another man, only when that man needs help to get up from the ground.

When one reaches absolute power, one loses total contact with reality.

If you love something - let. If it is yours - it will come back. I love you not because of who you are, but for who I am when I'm with you.

The people of the United States are one of the people I most admire in the world. The only thing I don't understand is why a country that manages to do so well cannot do better in choosing its president.

It's enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment.

A true friend is the one who holds your hand and touches your heart.

Life is but a continual succession of opportunities for surviving.

Inspiration gives no warnings.

Do not allow me to forget you

I would give wings to children, but I would leave it to them to learn how to fly by themselves.

Time was not passing...it was turning in a circle.

The problem with marriage is that it ends every night after making love, and it must be rebuilt every morning before breakfast.

A lie is more comfortable than doubt, more useful than love, more lasting than truth.

The only regret I will have in dying is if it is not for love.

No, not rich. I am a poor man with money, which is not the same thing.