Thursday, February 14, 2008

100 Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

"During the day, lying down to dream, he would secretly enjoy the memories of the night before ... he did not have to hide his tension, because that woman ... had nothing to do with the invisible power that taught him to breathe from within and control his own heartbeats, and that had permitted him to understand why men are afraid of death." (p. 29)

"'If I have to be something, I'll be a liberal,' he said, 'because conservatives are tricky." (p. 100)

"They enjoyed the miracle of loving each other as much at the table as in bed." (p. 345)

"A great commotion immobilized her in her center of gravity ... her defensive will was demolished by the irresistible anxiety to discover what the orange whistles and the invisible globes on the other side of death were like." (p. 403)

"Races condemned to one hundred years of solitude did not have a second opportunity on Earth." (last page)

1 comment:

Nora said...

This is one of my favorite books of all time!
another great quote:
"A person doesn't die when he should but when he can."
-Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude pg. 241