Augusto Roa Bastos Quotes

What happens is that your wretched memory remembers the words and forgets what's behind them.

- Augusto Roa Bastos

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In all nations an exceptional man exists that compensates the deficiencies of the remainder. In those moments, when humanity is found collectively in a state of decadence, there always remain those exceptional beings as point of reference. - Augusto Roa Bastos

Facts can't be recounted; much less twice over, and far less still by different persons. I've already drummed that thoroughly into your head. What happens is that your wretched memory remembers the words and forgets what's behind them. - Augusto Roa Bastos