“I discovered that my obsession for having each thing in the right place, each subject at the right time, each word in the right style, was not the well deserved reward of an ordered mind but just the opposite: a complete system of pretence invented by me to hide the disorder of my nature.” OrderHuman NatureOrganizationChaosDisorderNeatness Book:Memories of My Melancholy Whores Source: Memories of My Melancholy Whores
“...you'll see, he said, they'll go back to dividing everything up among the priests, the gringos and the rich, and nothing for the poor, naturally, because they've always been so fucked up that the day that shit is worth money, poor people will be born without an asshole...” HumorHuman NatureCapitalismCorruption Book:The Autumn of the Patriarch Source: The Autumn of the Patriarch
“I discovered that I am not disciplined out of virtue but as a reaction to my negligence, that I am generous to conceal my meanness, that I pass myself off as prudent because I am evil-minded, that I am conciliatory in order not to succumb to my suppressed rage, that I am punctual only only to hide how little I care about other peoples time.” Human NatureSelfishness Book:Memories of My Melancholy Whores Source: Memories of My Melancholy Whores