“Marquez was not born in Colombia.He was born in Macondo, And his Macondo is his La Mancha.”

“Neruda had his first dream, First meeting with the Moon and the Sun In sunny La Mancha, hiding in his heart,Where he learned how to sing like a nightingale.”

“Don Quixote is not just Don Quixote; La Mancha is not just geography; It is our personal territory—Terra Nostra.”

“Those in Argentina, Mexico and Peru, Colombia and the Caribbean Bear La Mancha and Quixote in their heartsFor he is an ultimate and overlooked Don Juan.”

“There is no born lover, There is no born Don Juan, For we are all lovers.”

“If emptiness is empty, how can something be borne or awaken from it?”

“He knows he will be born again, And start fresh anew.”