He had made notes of these premature observations, intending to write a practical supplement to the Lovers’… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
He had made notes of these premature observations, intending to write a practical supplement to the Lovers’ Companion, but the project met the same fate as the previous one after Ausencia Santander sent him tumbling with her old dog’s wisdom, stood him on his head, tossed him up and threw him down, made him as good as new, shattered all his virtuous theories, and taught him the only thing he had to learn about love: that nobody teaches life anything.
Había tomado notas de esas observaciones prematuras con la intención de escribir un suplemento práctico del Secretario de los Enamorados, pero el proyecto sufrió la misma suerte del anterior después de que Ausencia Santander lo volteó al derecho y al revés con su sabiduría de perro viejo, lo paró de cabeza, lo subió y lo bajó, lo volvió a parir como nuevo, le hizo trizas sus virtuosismos teóricos, y le enseñó lo único que tenía que aprender para el amor: que a la vida no la enseña nadie.
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