You may win your heart's desire, but in the end you're cheated of it by death.

Don't talk unless you can improve the silence.

It also occurred to him that throughout history, humankind has told two stories: the story of a lost ship sailing the Mediterranean seas in quest of a beloved isle, and the story of a god who allows himself to be crucified on Golgotha.

Im merely a dreamer, and then a writer, and my happiest moments are when I'm a reader.

Every writer creates his own precursors. His work modifies our conception of the past, as it will modify the future.

Time can't be measured in days the way money is measured in pesos and centavos, because all pesos are equal, while every day, perhaps every hour, is different.

The truth is that we live out our lives putting off all that can be put off; perhaps we all know deep down that we are immortal and that sooner or later all men will do and know all things.