Gabriel Garcia Marquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Modern influential 101 sayings

Sayings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.

Unknown — Attributed, but precise source is elusive. Often shared online.
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He discovered that the love of his life was not a woman, but a bicycle.

1967 — One Hundred Years of Solitude, referring to Aureliano Segundo
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There is always something left to love.

1967 — One Hundred Years of Solitude
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The problem with our country is that there are too many people who think they know everything and too few who actually do.

1980s-1990s — Attributed in interviews/discussions on Latin American politics.
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I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him.

1982 — Interview
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The secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude.

1967 — One Hundred Years of Solitude
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I’ve never understood why people are so afraid of death. It’s the only thing that’s certain.

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The world needs a new kind of madness, a new kind of love.

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I do not believe in God, but I miss him.

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I write so that my friends will love me.

1982 — Interview
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The problem with reality is that it's too real.

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The past is a lie, the future is an illusion, and the present is a dream.

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What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.

2002 — Living to Tell the Tale
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Nothing in this world is more difficult than love.

1985 — Love in the Time of Cholera
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I’ve always believed that the only way to be happy is to be a little bit crazy.

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The greatest danger in life is not to take the risk.

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There is no medicine that can cure what happiness cannot.

1985 — Love in the Time of Cholera
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The only way to escape the past is to embrace it.

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I have always said that the best way to write is to do it with your eyes closed.

1980s — Interview
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The problem with our education is that it teaches us to be intelligent, but not to be wise.

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