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Dreams for Hire
Gabriel García Márquez
‘At nine o'clock in the morning, while we were having breakfast on the terrace of the Hotel Riviera in Havana, a terrifying wave appeared out of nowhere–the day was sunny and calm–and came crashing upon us.‘
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The Future of Colombia
Gabriel García Márquez
‘With the hindsight of six years, it is clear that Colombia missed the opportunity to spare itself many of the horrors now afflicting it.’
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Julio Cortázar, 1914-84
Gabriel García Márquez
‘I felt he was the most impressive person I've known.’
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Watching the Rain in Galicia
Gabriel García Márquez
‘Only then did I understand where my grandmother had got that credulity which allowed her to live in a supernatural world in which everything was possible and where rational explanations were totally lacking in validity.’
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The Solitude of Latin America
Gabriel García Márquez
‘Latin America neither wants, nor has any reason, to be a pawn without a will of its own; nor is it merely wishful thinking that its quest for independence and originality shouldn’t also become an aspiration of the west.’
