Gabriel Garcia Marquez Quotes

At some point, you no longer feel pain. Sensation disappears and reason is dulled, until you lose all grasp of time and place.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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• At some point, you no longer feel pain. Sensation disappears and reason is dulled, until you lose all grasp of time and place.

  

  Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  • Time
  • Pain
  • Reason