To be human is to be aware of our own mortality and to creat... - Carlos Fuentes

"To be human is to be aware of our own mortality and to create despite it."

Carlos Fuentes Perseverance

Novelist Mexican 1928–2012

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"I am my language."

"The novel is born from the matrix of gossip."

"Time is a river flowing toward oblivion."

"Writing is a way to transcend reality."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."