Teresa de la Parra Professions : Novelist Born : October 5, 1889 Died : April 23, 1936 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Teresa de la Parra The most unpresentable persons are generally the most interesting. Teresa de la Parra tolerance acceptance interesting Memories do not change, and change is the law of existence. If our dead, the closest, the most beloved, were to return to us after a long absence and instead of the old, familiar trees were to find in our souls English gardens and stone walls - that is to say, other loves, other tastes, other interests, they would gaze upon us sadly and tenderly for a moment, wiping away their tears, and then return to their tombs to rest. Teresa de la Parra wall garden memories Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelist All Authors