Reinaldo Arenas
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 livingCollection: Favors
Trees have a secret life that is only revealed to those willing to climb them.Collection: Tree
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.Collection: Mother
If you cannot live the way you want, there is no point in living.Collection: Want
There’s just one place to live – the impossible.Collection: Impossible
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.Collection: Figures
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.Collection: Unique