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This little bilingual book is an absolute treasure chest brimming with wisdom in celebration of the richness and diversity of the Latino heritage. It features quotations from a colorful array of world-renowned Latinos, from Sandra Cisneros to Gabriel García Márquez to Gloria Estefan.
Among my favorites:
“In Spain, the dead are more alive than the dead of any other country in the world.”
PABLO NERUDA
“If your enemy turns to flee, give him a silver bridge.”
PROVERBIO
“Besides teaching, teach your students to doubt what you have taught.”
JOSÉ ORTEGA Y GASSET
The Spanish translations here are delightfully melodic and lyrical:
“Love is so short and forgetting is so long.”
“Es tan corto el amor y es tan largo el olvido.”
PABLO NERUDA
This gorgeous collection, rich with insight and pulsing with the passion of the Latino culture, would make a fabulous holiday gift for absolutely anyone.
“There are short books for which you need a very long life to understand them as they deserve to be understood.”
FRANCISCO DE QUEVEDO Y VILLEGAS
