Who said "What does it matter if we are forgotten once we are dead"?

This quote is attributed to Colonel Aureliano Buendía.

What does it matter if we are forgotten once we are dead - Colonel Aureliano Buendía

"What does it matter if we are forgotten once we are dead"

Colonel Aureliano Buendía Death

Character in One Hundred Years of Solitude

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"One must accept one's life as a gift, whatever form it takes."

"In his mind he made a quick calculation of the digit possibilities."

"He was following a scent that he had only felt once before."

"Wars are not won by artillery."

"Death doesn't scare me anymore."

"Death and I are old friends."

"Welcome to my world."

"Death is just the beginning."