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There is a certain phase in the life of the aged when the warmth of the heart seems to increase in direct proportion with the years. ↗

— John Phillips Marquand

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Nobody deserves your tears, but whoever deserves them will not make you cry. ↗

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father. ↗

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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The heart's memory eliminates the bad and magnifies the good. ↗

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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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

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If God hadn't rested on Sunday, He would have had time to finish the world. ↗

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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Fiction was invented the day Jonas arrived home and told his wife that he was three days late because he had been swallowed by a whale. ↗

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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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

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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

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