Quotes by Mario Benedetti

"Five minutes are enough to dream a whole life, that is how relative time is."

"After all Death is a Symbol that there was Life."

"We are born sad and we die sad, but meanwhile we love bodies whose sad beauty is a miracle."

"Generosity is the only legitimate selfishness."

"Nobody returns from exile: he who comes back is always someone else."

"When we thought that we had all the answers, suddenly all the questions changed."

"I would like
to look at everything from a distance
but with you."

"after all
death is only a sign
that there was life."

"when I gathered up
my complete insomnias
I fell asleep."