“He was shaken by the overwhelming revelation that the headlong race between his misfortunes ad his dreams was at that moment reaching the finish line. The rest was darkness, 'Damn it,' he sighed. 'How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!”

—  Gabriel García Márquez , book The General in His Labyrinth

Source: The General in His Labyrinth

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