6 Quotes by Antonio Skármeta

¿Usted cree que el mundo entero es metáfora de algo?

. . . [P]eople don't want freedom. They only want to consume. They look at the commercials, totally captivated, and get into debt so they can buy everything.

That's what cool about rock. It's as if the songs were more alive than the people. It's as if the drums and the guitars electrified our veins. It makes you want to leave the toccata and go throw stones at La Moneda. But the truth is that the following day we're all walking with our heads hanging down, sleepy, trying to read the history chapter in the last minutes before the quiz.

Yo a veces no creo en Dios porque veo que en el mundo a la gente le cuesta mucho ser feliz, y si Dios que pudo hacer el mundo como él quería no lo hizo feliz, es que Dios no es tan poderoso como dice la religión, si es que acaso Dios no existe.

Así como no hay caso de parar el reloj, tampoco se puede devolver el tiempo.

It says yes, in blue, in foam, in a gallop. It says no, then no. It cannot be still. My name is sea, it repeats, striking a stone but not convincing it. Then with the seven green tongues, of seven green tigers, of seven green seas, it caresses it, kisses it, wets it, and pounds on its chest, repeating its own name.