Julio Cortazar Quotes

Biography: Julio Cortázar is known for his innovative and surrealistic literatur... more Biography: Julio Cortázar is known for his innovative and surrealistic literature, particularly his novel "Hopscotch." Born in 1914 in Belgium, he moved to Argentina, where he became a key figure in the Latin American Boom. Cortázar's works often explore existential themes and employ unconventional narrative techniques. less

"Only in dreams, in poetry, in play do we sometimes arrive at what we were before we were this thing that, who knows, we are""All profound distraction opens certain doors. You have to allow yourself to be distracted when you are unable to concentrate.""And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years""You see, you can't help touching me. Your hands are always at my throat as if to strangle or caress me""What good is a book that does not even transport us beyond all books""Muddling up loneliness and companionship as usual""In chess, one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge""We went around without looking for each other, but knowing we went around to find each other""Nothing is lost if one has the courage to proclaim that all is lost and we must begin anew"

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