“ Adulthood brings with it the pernicious illusion of control, and perhaps even depends on it. I mean that mirage of dominion over our own life that allows us to feel like adults, for we associate matur… Juan Gabriel Vásquez
“ I read somewhere that a man should tell the story of his life at the age of forty, and this deadline is fast approaching as I write these lines, only a few short weeks remain before this ominous birth… Juan Gabriel Vásquez
“ Remembering tires a person out. this is something they don't teach us. Exercising one's memory is an exhausting activity. It draws our energy and wears down our muscles. Juan Gabriel Vásquez
“ The saddest thing that can happen to a person is to find out their memories are lies. Juan Gabriel Vásquez
“ The world's a scary place these days. Grandpa,, you've seen worse things, haven't you? Please tell me the world has always been like this. Juan Gabriel Vásquez
“ There is no more disastrous mania, no more dangerous whim, than the speculation over roads not taken. Juan Gabriel Vásquez
“ Experience, or what we call experience, is not the inventory of our pains, but rather the learned sympathy towards the pain of others. Juan Gabriel Vásquez
