Francisco Umbral Quote

Fate, chance, and the gods do not usually send great envoys on white horses, nor in the czar's mail. Fate, in all its forms, always uses humble messengers.

Talent, to a large extent, is a matter of persistence.

Francisco Umbral

Desires are had, not asked for. What is asked for is the object of desire.

Francisco Umbral

Writing is the deepest way to read life.

Francisco Umbral
Art

The one who thinks everything first, writes nothing afterwards.

Francisco Umbral
Art

Life is not noble, nor good, nor sacred, and I find nothing to respect or venerate in heaven or on earth... but thanks to this son born and lost, there will always be for me, in the purest of light, a sacred being, a creature of gold.

Francisco Umbral

The sport is a stylization of war.

Francisco Umbral
Fun