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I would like for my books to have been recognized posthumously, at least in capitalist countries, where they turn you into a kind of merchandise.
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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This was when I heard that the first symptom of old age is when you begin to resemble your father.
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