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

“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.”

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

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

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

“Quixote shines from Lorca and Picasso, From Dalí and El Greco, From the gloomy 'View of Toledo.' He was born before Cervantes.”

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