Estela Portillo Trambley Professions : Playwright Born : 1936 Died : 1999 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Estela Portillo Trambley the present is the merest flicker between the long long time past and the things that haven't yet happened but most assuredly will. Estela Portillo Trambley happened long past The smell of rain is rich with life. Estela Portillo Trambley smell-of-rain smell rain Rain knows the earth and loves it well, for rain is the passion of the earth. Estela Portillo Trambley passion and-love rain Similar Authors Alan Ayckbourn playwright Bonnie Greer playwright Annie Baker playwright August Wilson playwright August Strindberg playwright Athol Fugard playwright All Authors