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The only regret I will have in dying is if it is not for love.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Age: 87 †
Born: 1927
Born: March 6
Died: 2014
Died: April 17
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LA
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Gabriel José García Márquez
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Gabriel Jose Garcia Marquez
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