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La literatura no es otra cosa que un sueño dirigido.
Literature is nothing more than a directed dream.
Mientras se gana algo no se pierde nada.
As long as something is gained nothing is lost.
El arte es una mentira que nos acerca a la verdad.
Art is a lie which brings us closer to truth.
El mundo de hoy no tiene sentido, así que ¿por qué debería pintar cuadros que lo tuvieran?
Today´s world doesn´t make any sense, so why should I paint
pictures that do?
El más terrible de todos los sentimientos es el sentimiento de tener la esperanza muerta.
The most terrible of all feelings is the feeling of one´s hope having died.
Federico García Lorca
Lo importante es que hablen de ti, aunque sea bien.
The important thing is that people talk about you, even if they speak well.
Nada hay más surreal que la realidad.
There´s nothing as surreal as reality.
Hay un cierto placer en la locura, que solo el loco conoce.
There´s a certain pleasure in madness that only the madman knows.
Pablo Neruda
No hables a menos que puedas mejorar el silencio.
Don´t speak unless you can improve on silence.
La sabiduría nos llega cuando ya no nos sirve de nada.
Wisdom comes to us when it’s already too late.
En realidad las cosas verdaderamente difíciles son todo lo que la gente cree poder hacer a cada momento.
In reality, things that are truly difficult are those that people believe they can do at any time.
Julio Cortázar
La vanidad es tan fantástica, que hasta nos induce a preocuparnos de lo que pensarán de nosotros una vez muertos y enterrados.
Vanity is so fantastic that it even induces us to worry about what people will think about us once we´re dead and buried.
La noche es la mejor representación de la infinitud del universo. Nos hace creer que nada tiene principio y nada, fin.
Night-time is the best indication of the infinity of the universe. It makes us believe that nothing has beginning or end.
Carlos Fuentes
Se escribe para llenar vacíos, para tomarse desquites contra la realidad, contra las circunstancias.
One writes to fill emptiness, to take revenge against reality, against circumstances.
La incertidumbre es una margarita cuyos pétalos no se terminan jamás de deshojar.
Uncertainty is a daisy whose petals are never fully plucked.
Sólo un idiota puede ser totalmente feliz.
Only an idiot can be totally happy.
Mario Vargas Llosa
El que busca la verdad corre el riesgo de encontrarla.
Who searches for truth runs the risk of finding it.
Isabel Allende
Si sólo hablásemos cuando tenemos algo que decir, el uso del lenguaje desaparecería en dos generaciones.
If we were to speak only when we have something to say, the use of language would disappear in two generations.
El misterio es el elemento clave en toda obra de arte.
Mystery is the key element in all works of art.
Luis Buñuel
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