The Scandal of the Century Quotes

“As always happens, we thought we were very far from being happy then, and now we think the opposite. It's the trick of nostalgia, removing bitter moments from their place and painting them another color, and putting them back where they no longer hurt.”
― Gabriel García Márquez, The Scandal of the Century: And Other Writings

“uno de los placeres de la lectura –como de la música– es la posibilidad de compartirla con los amigos.”
― Gabriel García Márquez, El escándalo del siglo

“That’s how one of my stories that has received the most praise from critics and, especially, from readers came to be published. However, that experience did not prevent me from continuing to rip up manuscripts I didn’t think were publishable, but rather taught me that it’s necessary to tear them in such a way that they can never be pieced back together.”
― Gabriel García Márquez, The Scandal of the Century: And Other Writings

“In short, Latin American and Caribbean writers have to admit, hands on hearts, that reality is a better writer than we are. Our destiny, maybe our glory, is to try to imitate it with humility, and as best we can.”
― Gabriel García Márquez, The Scandal of the Century: And Other Writings