...and the cries of the birds and the uproar of the monkeys became more and more remote, and the world became eternally sad. The men on the expedition felt overwhelmed by their most ancient memories in that paradise of dampness and silence, going back to before original sin, as their boots sank into pools of steaming oil and their machetes destroyed bloody lilies and golden salamanders.
Gabriel Garcia Marquezbut he only found her in the image that saturated his private and terrible solitude.
Gabriel Garcia MarquezIt is a triumph of life that old people lose their memories of inessential things.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez