Portrait of Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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.
Inspirational Confirmed

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
Educational Unverifiable

There is always something left to love.

1967 — One Hundred Years of Solitude
Love & Relationships Unverifiable

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.
Wisdom Unverifiable

I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him.

1982 — Interview
Inspirational Unverifiable

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

1967 — One Hundred Years of Solitude
Wisdom Unverifiable

I’ve never understood why people are so afraid of death. It’s the only thing that’s certain.

Unknown — Attributed, but specific source is hard to pinpoint.
Life & Death Unverifiable

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

Unknown — Attributed, but specific source is hard to pinpoint.
Love & Relationships Unverifiable

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

Unknown — Attributed, but often misquoted or a slight variation of his actual quote about being afraid of God.
Inspirational Unverifiable

I write so that my friends will love me.

1982 — Interview
Love & Relationships Unverifiable

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

Unknown — Attributed, but specific source is unclear.
Wisdom Unverifiable

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

Unknown — Often attributed to him, but more accurately a general philosophical sentiment, not a direct quote f…
Inspirational Unverifiable

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
Wisdom Unverifiable

Nothing in this world is more difficult than love.

1985 — Love in the Time of Cholera
Love & Relationships Unverifiable

I’ve always believed that the only way to be happy is to be a little bit crazy.

Unknown — Attributed, but specific source is hard to pinpoint.
Inspirational Unverifiable

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

Unknown — Attributed, but specific source is unclear. Common motivational quote.
Wisdom Unverifiable

There is no medicine that can cure what happiness cannot.

1985 — Love in the Time of Cholera
Wisdom Unverifiable

The only way to escape the past is to embrace it.

Unknown — Attributed, but specific source is unclear.
Wisdom Unverifiable

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.

Unknown — Attributed, but specific source is unclear.
Educational Unverifiable
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