Reinaldo Arenas famous quotes
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Trees have a secret life that is only revealed to those willing to climb them.
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Before getting to my mother's house, I would always think of her on the porch or even on the street, sweeping. She had a light way of sweeping, as if removing the dirt were not as important as moving the broom over the ground. Her way of sweeping was symbolic; so airy, so fragile, with a broom she tried to sweep away all the horrors, all the loneliness, all the misery that had accompanied her all her life...
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I have always considered it despicable to grovel for your life as if life were a favor. If you cannot live the way you want, there is no point in living
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To discover a city is in itself a unique event, but when we have the privilege of sharing it with friends most dear to us, it becomes a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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There’s just one place to live – the impossible.
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Leonardo da Vinci was homosexual, so was Michelangelo, Socrates, Shakespeare, and almost every other figure that has formed what we have come to understand as beauty.
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If you cannot live the way you want, there is no point in living.
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There’s just one place to live – the impossible.
-- Reinaldo Arenas
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A tree full of ripened fruits bows down naturally, because of the weight of the fruits and its willingness to make its fruits accessible to others.
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Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough.
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Behind the man is the Tree of Life, bearing twelve fruits, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is behind the woman; the serpent is twining round it.
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We know there is gravity because apples fall from trees. We can observe gravity in daily life. If we could throw an apple to the edge of the universe, we would observe it accelerating.
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I guarantee that the seed you plant in love, not matter how small, will grow into a mighty tree of refuge. We all want a future for ourselves and we must now care enough to create, nurture and secure a future for our children.â€
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Congenial labor is the secret of happiness.
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I'm not good at secrets, so don't tell me any.
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Every man has his secret desire, I suppose, and mine is someday to own a farm.
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We must be willing to say what the Bible says.
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To get rid of predestination we have been willing to degrade our God into a godling.
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