Federico García Lorca

Film & Theater Spain 1898 – 1936 101 quotes

Poetic surrealist of Blood Wedding, Lorca's imagery evoked quotable passions of love and death.

Quotes by Federico García Lorca

The poet is a hunter of metaphors.

Interview 1930

The theater needs to be a part of the life of the people, not a luxury for the rich.

Speech at the opening of La Barraca 1935

The only way to be happy is to live in the present.

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The guitar is a deep well of tears.

Poema del Cante Jondo 1921

The artist must be a mirror of his time.

Speech at the opening of La Barraca 1935

The most beautiful things are those that are not understood.

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The poet must be a voice for the voiceless.

Interview 1930

The theater is a weapon against injustice.

Speech at the opening of La Barraca 1935

The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.

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The only thing that matters is to live, to feel, to love.

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The poet is a thief of fire.

Interview 1930

The theater is a mirror of life.

Speech at the opening of La Barraca 1935

The most beautiful things in life are free.

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The poet must be a dreamer.

Interview 1930

The theater is a celebration of life.

Speech at the opening of La Barraca 1935

The most beautiful things are those that are hidden.

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The poet must be a magician.

Interview 1930

The theater is a temple of art.

Speech at the opening of La Barraca 1935

The most beautiful things are those that are fleeting.

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The poet must be a prophet.

Interview 1930