“Everything is sad and ridiculous in old age. Even the fear of death.”
"En la vejez todo es triste y ridículo: hasta el miedo a la muerte."
Diario de la Guerra del Cerdo, 1969.
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En la vejez todo es triste y ridículo: hasta la muerte.
Citas de sus libros, Diario de la guerra del cerdo (1969)
Variant: "En la vejez todo es triste y ridículo: hasta el miedo a la muerte."
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