In all the houses keys to memorizing objects and feelings had been written. But the system demanded so much vigilance and moral strength that many succumbed to the spell of an imaginary reality, one invented by themselves, which was less practical for them but more comforting.

I would give wings to children, but I would leave it to them to learn how to fly by themselves.

Surrealism comes from the reality of Latin America.

She was lost in her longing to understand.

For they had lived together long enough to know that love was always love, anytime and anyplace, but it was more solid the closer it came to death.

It's enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment.

He was healthier than the rest of us, but when you listened with the stethoscope you could hear the tears bubbling inside his heart.