Quotes by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I can't believe what I've just stumbled upon. Tons of quotes by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. One of the most profound Spanish writer when it comes love stories. Not to mention the words he used will just sweep you away. When I found these quotes, I realize we must have heard some of them without realizing it's written by this great author of the lifetime. I hope you'll draw inspiration and swing into reflection zone when you are reading them. I know as I have been there a few times.

“Te quiero no por quien eres, sino por quien soy cuando estoy contigo.”
I love you not for who you are, but who I am when I am with you.

“Ninguna persona merece tus lágrimas, y quien se las merezca no te hará llorar.”
Not one single person is deserving of your tears, and those that do deserve won’t make you cry.

“Sólo porque alguien no te ame como tu quieres, no significa que no te ame con todo su ser.”
Just because somone doesn’t love you the way you want, does not mean they don’t love you with everything they have.

“Un verdadero amigo es quien te toma de la mano y te toca el corazón.”
A true friend is the one that takes your hand but touches your heart.

“La peor forma de extrañar a alguien es estar sentado a su lado y saber que nunca lo podrás tener.”
The worst way to miss someone is to be seated right next to them knowing they will never be yours.

“Nunca dejes de sonreír, ni siquiera cuando estés triste porque nunca sabes quien se puede enamorar de tu sonrisa.”
Never stop smiling, even when you are sad because you never know who will be the one to fall in love with your smile.

“Puedes ser solamente una persona para el mundo, pero para alguna persona tu eres el mundo.”
You may only be one person to the entire world, but the entire world for some person.

“No pases el tiempo con alguien que no esté dispuesto a pasarlo contigo.”
Do not spend your time with someone that does not spend their time with you.

“Quizá Dios quiera que conozcas mucha gente equivocada antes de que conozcas a la persona adecuada, para que cuando al fin la conozcas , sepas estar agradecido.”
Perhaps God wants you to meet many people in the wrong before you meet the right person, so when you finally meet them you are greatful.

One of my very favourite ....
“No llores porque ya se terminó, sonríe porque sucedió.”
Don’t cry because its over, smile because it happened.

“Siempre habrá gente que te lastime, así que lo que tienes que hacer es seguir confiando y solo ser mas cuidadoso en quien confías dos veces.”
There will always be people that hurt you so what you need to do is keep trusting and only be more careful with the people you have had to trust twice.

“Conviértete en una mejor persona y asegúrate de saber quien eres antes de conocer a alguien más y esperar que esa persona sepa quien eres.”
Become a better person and be sure to know who you are before you meet someone else and expect them to know who you are.

“No te esfuerces tanto, las mejores cosas suceden cuando menos te las esperas.”
Don’t try so hard, the best things happen when you least expect them to.