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Quotes from The Time of the Hero — Mario Vargas Llosa

1936–2025 Peru

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8 quotes

Every thing is done halfway in Peru, and that is why everything goes wrong.

The Time of the Hero (1963)

He is always furious, on account of what he finds out or what he doesn't find out.

The Time of the Hero (1963)

We all believe in the regulations, but you have to know how to interpret them.

The Time of the Hero (1963)

It is easy to know what you want to say, but not to say it.

The Time of the Hero (1963)

When you start having bad luck, there isn't an end to it.

The Time of the Hero (1963)

Lima frightened him, it was too big, you could lose yourself in it and never find your way home; the people on the street were total strangers.

The Time of the Hero (1963)

You can't make facts fit the rules, it is the other way round. The rules have to be adopted to fit the facts.

The Time of the Hero (1963)

A clean conscience might help you to get into heaven. but it won't help your career.

The Time of the Hero (1963)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Mario Vargas Llosa (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.