What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it. Gabriel Garcia Marquez More Quotes by Gabriel Garcia Marquez More Quotes From Gabriel Garcia Marquez It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams. Gabriel Garcia Marquez inspiring birthday graduation 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. Gabriel Garcia Marquez kissing love-you doors Nobody deserves your tears, but whoever deserves them will not make you cry. Gabriel Garcia Marquez stay-strong sad tears 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. Gabriel Garcia Marquez country america people Never stop smiling not even when you're sad, someone might fall in love with your smile. Gabriel Garcia Marquez your-smile falling-in-love fall 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. Gabriel Garcia Marquez men looks needs It's enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment. Gabriel Garcia Marquez inspirational love romantic Even when the winds of misfortune blow, amazing things can still happen. Gabriel Garcia Marquez stills blow wind 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. Gabriel Garcia Marquez who-i-am ifs love-you No matter what, nobody can take away the dances you've already had. Gabriel Garcia Marquez one-hundred-years-of-solitude no-matter-what matter All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret. Gabriel Garcia Marquez one-hundred-years-of-solitude three secret The only regret I will have in dying is if it is not for love. Gabriel Garcia Marquez regret dying romantic Don't struggle so much, the best things happen when not expected. Gabriel Garcia Marquez best-things struggle believe Tell him yes. Even if you are dying of fear, even if you are sorry later, because whatever you do, you will be sorry all the rest of your life if you say no. Gabriel Garcia Marquez rest-of-your-life dying sorry Life is not what one lived, but what One remembers and how One remembers it in order to recount it Gabriel Garcia Marquez knowledge-and-power remember order For those who may be hurting over lost love: Gabriel Garcia Marquez lost-love hurt may My most important problem was destroying the lines of demarcation that separate what seems real from what seems fantastic. Gabriel Garcia Marquez lines important real The secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude. Gabriel Garcia Marquez solitude secret age A true friend is the one who holds your hand and touches your heart. Gabriel Garcia Marquez true-friend best-friend friendship One night a friend lent me a book of short stories by Franz Kafka. I went back to the pension where I was staying and began to read The Metamorphosis. The first line almost knocked me off the bed. I was so surprised. The first line reads, “As Gregor Samsa awoke that morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. . . .” When I read the line I thought to myself that I didn’t know anyone was allowed to write things like that. If I had known, I would have started writing a long time ago. So I immediately started writing short stories. Gabriel Garcia Marquez dream morning book
