Francisco Ayala Quote

The homeland of the writer is their language.

Nothing should disturb the equanimity of the soul; even our passion, even our outbursts should be measured and weighed.

Francisco Ayala

The greed is the most selfless of passions, as it demands self-denial, sometimes of heroic magnitude.

Francisco Ayala

Incompetence is all the more harmful the greater the power of the incompetent.

Francisco Ayala

Real intellectual exercise does not consist of following trends, but of facing the difficulties of one's own time.

Francisco Ayala