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Ana María Matute

Ana María Matute

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Writing for me is not a profession, not even a vocation. It's a way of being in the world.

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Ana María Matute

Ana María Matute

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It would seem like a real lack of courtesy if God did not exist.

Ana María Matute

Ana María Matute

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I have always believed, and I still believe, that imagination and fantasy are very important since they are an indissoluble part of the reality of our lives.

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Ana María Matute

Ana María Matute

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Time heals everything, but it also burns everything. The good and the bad. It takes away from memory things you wish to keep there. Time takes it away.

Ana María Matute

Ana María Matute

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Writing is always a form of protest, even if it's against oneself.

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Ana María Matute

Ana María Matute

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I have never let go of childhood, and that comes at a high price. Innocence is a luxury that one cannot afford, and they try to wake you up from it with a slap.

Ana María Matute

Ana María Matute

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One is from where one wants to be, and one belongs to whom one wants to belong... The same in reverse.

William Somerset Maugham

William Somerset Maugham

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In its struggle against the individual, society has three weapons: law, public opinion, and conscience.

William Somerset Maugham

William Somerset Maugham

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The three fundamental duties of a woman are to be beautiful, to be well-dressed, and to not contradict.

William Somerset Maugham

William Somerset Maugham

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Only a mediocre person is always at their best.

William Somerset Maugham

William Somerset Maugham

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A philosopher is a person who climbs to a summit in search of the sun; finds fog, descends, and explains the magnificent spectacle that he has seen.

William Somerset Maugham

William Somerset Maugham

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People ask for criticism, but in reality they only want compliments.