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Carlos Fuentes Shares His Views On Life in the spring issue of AARP VIVA magazine – Quotes
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Tagged: AARP, Carlos FuentesOn retiring:
“Retiring is the worst thing you can do for your mind. Then what? You ride around on a bicycle? You have to work until the very end.”
On his grandparents’ legacy:
“They gave me two things. On one side was a severity, punctuality and discipline; the other gave me joy and creativity.”
On the importance of education:
“Without education, there’s no knowledge. Without knowledge there’s no development. Without development there’s no progress. Everything is linked.”
On being a writer:
“First comes love, for one’s wife, children, family and friends. Then comes what we do as writers. Without that life, I couldn’t have written those books; without those books, I wouldn’t have lived.”
Posted on: April 13th, 2011Curation from Tomás
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