The problem with marriage is that it ends every night after making love, and it must be rebuilt every morning before breakfast. Gabriel Garcia Marquez breakfastendlove Change image and share on social
I must try and break through the cliches about Latin America. Superpowers and other outsiders have fought over us for centuries in ways that have nothing to do with our problems. In reality we are all alone. Gabriel Garcia Marquez americabreakcentury share on social
A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father. Gabriel Garcia Marquez beginfathergrow Change image and share on social
Ultimately, literature is nothing but carpentry. With both you are working with reality, a material just as hard as wood. Gabriel Garcia Marquez carpentryhardliterature Change image and share on social
Tricks you need to transform something which appears fantastic, unbelievable into something plausible, credible, those I learned from journalism. The key is to tell it straight. It is done by reporters and by country folk. Gabriel Garcia Marquez appearcountrycredible share on social
The most important thing Paris gave me was a perspective on Latin America. It taught me the differences between Latin America and Europe and among the Latin American countries themselves through the Latins I met there. Gabriel Garcia Marquez americaamericancountry share on social
From the moment I wrote 'Leaf Storm' I realized I wanted to be a writer and that nobody could stop me and that the only thing left for me to do was to try to be the best writer in the world. Gabriel Garcia Marquez leafleavemoment Change image and share on social
The truth is that I know very few novelists who have been satisfied with the adaptation of their books for the screen. Gabriel Garcia Marquez adaptationbooknovelist Change image and share on social
No, not rich. I am a poor man with money, which is not the same thing. Gabriel Garcia Marquez manmoneypoor Change image and share on social
An early-rising man is a good spouse but a bad husband. Gabriel Garcia Marquez badearlygood Change image and share on social
