Who said "The only regret he had was not having done it sooner."?

This quote is attributed to Florentino Ariza.

The only regret he had was not having done it sooner. - Florentino Ariza

"The only regret he had was not having done it sooner."

Florentino Ariza Time

Character in Love in the Time of Cholera

"No, not rich. I am a poor man with money, which is not the same thing."

"He had always said that no one deserved a long life."

"He was not capable of living without her, but he was capable of living with her absence."

"He would wait for her for the rest of his life if he had to."

"Time waits for no one."

"Time spent with loved ones is never wasted."

"I've been alive for a long time. Long enough to know that you can't trust anyone."

"The past always catches up with you."