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41 " His projects conduct electricity, engage motion with toothed wheels, react in concert with universal laws of physics. "
― Cristina García , Dreaming in Cuban
42 " What of their passions lying stiff and untranslated in their breasts? "
43 " Revolution required illusion. The two went hand in glove, like a plate of rice and beans. "
― Cristina García
44 " Without the U.S. embargo, the Revolution couldn't have survived. It'd needed a common enemy to blame for its economic ills. In the end consumerism, not guns would destroy Socialism. Microwaves and computers, motorcycles, iPhones, Omaha Steaks. "
― Cristina García , King of Cuba
45 " I've been wondering lately whether fear is necessary for survival, whether it sharpens the senses during storms of uncertainity. Or is it, as I suspect, merely another variant of weakness? "
― Cristina García , The Agüero Sisters
46 " She ponders the transmigrations from southern latitudes. the millions moving north. What happens to their languages? The warm burial grounds they leave behind? What of their passions lying stiff and untranslated in their breasts? "
47 " unfold an ornate portable mirror and invite my lovers "
― Cristina García , Here in Berlin
48 " In short, the period following the end of World War I was not just marked by the conclusion of the war to end all wars, but also by a profound shift in the logistics of the world "
― Cristina García , Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair
49 " The family is a police state," the Visitor said, describing how minuscule stages lit up inside her, repeating key scenes from her life. "Do people remember only what they can endure, or distort memories until they can endure them?" After a long silence, A. said: "Childhood is a city you never leave. In Berlin's past, we seek our own. "
50 " Do people remember only what they can endure, or distort memories until they can endure them? "