186 Quotes by Federico Garcia Lorca

Death laid its eggs in the wound.

We’re all curious about what might hurt us.

All one’s personality is embedded in gloves and hats after they’ve been good and used. Show me a glove and I’ll tell you the character of its owner.

The dancer’s trembling heart must bring everything into harmony, from the tips of her shoes to the flutter of her eyelashes, from the ruffles of her dress to the incessant play of her fingers.

Ever since I got married I’ve been thinking night and day about whose fault it was, and every time I think about it, out comes a new fault to eat up the old one; but always there’s a fault left.

Men like to pleasure us, girl. They like to undo our plaits and give us water to drink from their own mouths. That’s what makes the world go round.