Juan Rulfo Quotes

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There was no air; only the dead, still night fired by the dog days of August. Not a breath. I had to suck in the same air I exhaled, cupping it in my hands before it escaped. I felt it, in and out, less each time…until it was so thin it slipped through my fingers forever. I mean, forever.

Juan Rulfo

Nothing can last forever. There isn't any memory, no matter how intense, that doesn't fade out at last.

Juan Rulfo

No one knows better than I do how far heaven is, but I also know all the shortcuts. The secret is to die, when you want to, and not when He proposes. Or else to force Him to take you before your time.

Juan Rulfo

Juan Rulfo

Juan Rulfo

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Born: May 16, 1917

Died: January 7, 1986 (aged 68)

Bio: Juan Nepomuceno Carlos Pérez Rulfo Vizcaíno, best known as Juan Rulfo, was a Mexican writer, screenwriter and photographer. He is best known for two literary works, El Llano en llamas, a collection of short stories, and the 1955 novel Pedro Páramo.

Known for:

Pedro Páramo (1955)
El Llano en llamas (1953)
The burning plain, and other stories (1967)
Diles Que No Me Maten
Juan Rulfo's Mexico

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