“There is great power in the irresistible force of love.”

“A great commotion immobilized her in her center of gravity, planted her in her place, and her defensive will was demolished by the irresistible anxiety to discover what the orange bells and whistles and the invisible globes on the other side of death were like.”

“If I were a woman. I need to be loved a great deal. My great problem is to be loved more, and that's why I write.”

“...the invincible power that has moved the world is unrequited, not happy love”

“O became aware that the invincible power that has moved the world is unrequited, not happy, love.”

“I became aware that the invincible power that has moved the world is unrequited, not happy, love.”

“[The captain] looked at Florentino Ariza, his invincible power, his intrepid love and was overwhelmed by the belated suspicion that it is life, more than death, that has no limits.”