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Necessity has the face of a dog.

~Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Topics: Dog Face Necessity

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No, not rich. I am a poor man with money, which is not the same thing.

~Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Topics: Am Man Money Poor Poor Man Rich Same Same Thing Thing Which I Am

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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.

~Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Topics: Always Good Good Marriage Happiness Important Important Thing Marriage Most Most Important Thing Remember Stability The Most Important Thing

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Everything that goes into my mouth seems to make me fat, everything that comes out of my mouth embarrasses me.

~Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Topics: Everything Fat Goes Make Me Mouth Out Seems

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In journalism just one fact that is false prejudices the entire work. In contrast, in fiction one single fact that is true gives legitimacy to the entire work. That's the only difference, and it lies in the commitment of the writer. A novelist can do anything he wants so long as he makes people believe in it.

~Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Topics: Anything Believe Commitment Contrast Difference Entire Fact False Fiction Gives He Journalism Just Just One Legitimacy Lies Long Makes Novelist Only Only Difference People Prejudices Single True Wants Work Writer

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People spend a lifetime thinking about how they would really like to live. I asked my friends and no one seems to know very clearly. To me it's very clear now. I wish my life could have been like the years when I was writing 'Love in the Time of Cholera.'

~Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Topics: About Asked Been Cholera Clear Clearly Could Friends How Know Life Lifetime Like Live Love Me My Life Now People Really Seems Spend Thinking Time Very Wish Would Writing Years I Wish

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I think that the idea that I'm writing for many more people than I ever imagined has created a certain general responsibility that is literary and political. There's even pride involved, in not wanting to fall short of what I did before.

~Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Topics: Before Certain Created Did Even Ever Fall General Idea Imagined Involved Literary Many More More People People Political Pride Responsibility Short Than Think Wanting Writing I Think

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I don't know who said that novelists read the novels of others only to figure out how they are written. I believe it's true. We aren't satisfied with the secrets exposed on the surface of the page: we turn the book around to find the seams.

~Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Topics: Around Believe Book Exposed Figure Find How Know Novelists Novels Only Others Out Page Read Said Satisfied Secrets Surface True Turn Who Written I Believe

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Fame is very agreeable, but the bad thing is that it goes on 24 hours a day.

~Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Topics: Agreeable Bad Bad Thing Day Fame Goes Hours Thing Very 24 Hours

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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

Topics: Appears Country Credible Done Fantastic Folk Journalism Key Learned Need Plausible Reporters Something Straight Tell Those Transform Tricks Unbelievable Which You

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Biography

Nationality: Colombian

Type: Novelist

Born: March 6th, 1927

Died: April 17th, 2014

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