51 Quotes by Adolfo Bioy Casares

The habits of our lives make us presume that things will happen in a certain foreseeable way, that there will be a vague coherence in the world.

It is impossible that every need is basically spatial, that somewhere the image, the touch, and the voice of those who are no longer alive must still exist.

The influence of the future on the past," said Morel enthusiastically, almost inaudibly.

When there is so much to do, I do not have time to think about the woman who watches the sunsets.

La vida ahora me enseño que el amor por las cosas, como todo amor no correspondido, a la larga se paga

To be sure, nothing created by man is perfect.

En los momentos más terribles de la vida solemos caer en una suerte de irresponsabilidad protectora y en vez de pensar en lo que nos ocurre dirigimos la atención a trivialidades.

The gods, who are not ignorant of the future, usually speak through the mouths of children and madmen. I also understand that they favor alcoholics.

Creyó por primera vez entender por qué se decía que la vida es sueño: si uno vive bastante, los hechos de su vida, como los de un sueño, su vuelven incomunicables porque a nadie interesan.