I am not a historian. I am a writer obsessed with remembering, with remembering the past Eduardo Galeano More Quotes by Eduardo Galeano More Quotes From Eduardo Galeano My language is a feel-thinking language, feeling and thinking at once, that is why it is a celebration of life, and at once it is a denunciation of everything that is not allowed in life to be real life, it's plenitude. Eduardo Galeano real feelings thinking If the world is upside down the way it is now, wouldn't we have to turn it over to get it to stand up straight? Eduardo Galeano upside-down way world Nothing can be defined or derided on the basis of its origin. The important thing is what is done with it and how far a community identifies with something that symbolizes its favourite way of dreaming, living, dancing, playing or loving. This is the positive side of the world: a constant intermingling that produces new responses to new challenges. But because of forced globalization, there's a clear trend these days towards uniformity. This trend comes largely from the ever-greater concentration of power in the hands of large media groups. Eduardo Galeano media dream hands The population becomes the internal enemy. Any sign of life, of protest, or even mere doubt, is a dangerous challenge from the standpoint of military doctrine and national security. So complicated mechanisms of prevention adn punishment have been developed ... To operate effectively, the repression must appear arbitrary. Apart from breathing, any human activity can constitute a crime ... State terrorism aims to paralyze the population with fear. Eduardo Galeano punishment breathing military Indignation must always be the answer to indignity. Reality is not destiny. Eduardo Galeano destiny answers reality The Latin American cause is about all a social cause: the rebirth of Latin America must start with the overthrow of its masters, country by country. We are entering times of rebellion and change. There are those who believe that destiny rests on the knees of the gods; but the truth is that it confronts the conscience of man with a burning challenge. Eduardo Galeano latin believe country It is highly improbable that the bureaucrat will put his life on the line. It is absolutely impossible that he'll put his job on the line. Eduardo Galeano lines political jobs The human rainbow had been mutilated by machismo, racism, militarism and a lot of other isms, who have been terribly killing our greatness, our possible greatness, our possible beauty. Eduardo Galeano rainbow greatness racism I like Messi because he doesn't think he is Messi. Eduardo Galeano messi thinking There are some writers who feel they are elected by God. I am not. I am elected by the devil - this is clear. Eduardo Galeano clear devil feels In the struggle of good against evil, it's always the people who get killed. Eduardo Galeano struggle war people Our effectiveness depends on our capacity to be audacious and astute, clear and appealing. I would hope that we can create a language more fearless and beautiful than that used by conformist writers to greet the twilight. Eduardo Galeano effectiveness twilight beautiful Unlike solidarity, which is horizontal and takes place between equals, charity is top-down, humiliating those who receive it and never challenging the implicit power relations. Eduardo Galeano top-down charity challenges Reality is a magic lady, sometimes very mysterious. To me she is very passionate. She is real not only when she is awake, walking down the streets, but also at night when she is dreaming or when she is having nightmares. When I am writing, I am always paying tribute to her - to that lady called Reality. Eduardo Galeano real dream writing Always in all my books I'm trying to reveal or help to reveal the hidden greatness of the small, of the little, of the unknown - and the pettiness of the big. Eduardo Galeano greatness trying book Chaplin and Keaton are still the best. They know that there is nothing more serious than laughter, an art demanding infinite work, and that as long as the world revolves, making others laugh is the most splendid of activities. Eduardo Galeano laughter long art Utopia lies at the horizon. When I draw nearer by two steps, it retreats two steps. If I proceed ten steps forward, it swiftly slips ten steps ahead. No matter how far I go, I can never reach it. What, then, is the purpose of utopia? It is to cause us to advance. Eduardo Galeano horizon two lying Most of wars or military coups or invasions are done in the name of democracy against democracy. Eduardo Galeano military names war The walls are the publishers of the poor. Eduardo Galeano wall poor writing Each time a new war is disclosed in the name of the fight of the good against evil, those who are killed are all poor. It's always the same story repeating once and again and again. Eduardo Galeano fighting names war
