This Marquez Thing: A Memoir
This is a story about forgiveness and understanding that life must continue, regardless.

“This Márquez Thing” is in my blood. I inherited it from my father, who passed it unaltered to me, and he in turn learned it from his father. I am, as he was, insecure. All my life I have been trying to destroy myself. The mighty forces of nature must have been on my side because, so far, I have not been successful. My father and my grandfather were. They didn’t have anyone to help them in their time of need as I did. They dealt with it themselves the best way they knew how. Constantly, they seemed to enjoy battling armoured soldiers, totally unprotected and pretending to heal their wounds as they fought; but that’s impossible. So did I, and when my warranties expired, I reinvented myself into a different instrument. I had to! I refused to be thrown away like a worn-out toaster. With time, I have become very resilient and, I have to admit, also very fortunate. That is why I am still here.
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This Marquez Thing: A Memoir
This is a story about forgiveness and understanding that life must continue, regardless.

“This Márquez Thing” is in my blood. I inherited it from my father, who passed it unaltered to me, and he in turn learned it from his father. I am, as he was, insecure. All my life I have been trying to destroy myself. The mighty forces of nature must have been on my side because, so far, I have not been successful. My father and my grandfather were. They didn’t have anyone to help them in their time of need as I did. They dealt with it themselves the best way they knew how. Constantly, they seemed to enjoy battling armoured soldiers, totally unprotected and pretending to heal their wounds as they fought; but that’s impossible. So did I, and when my warranties expired, I reinvented myself into a different instrument. I had to! I refused to be thrown away like a worn-out toaster. With time, I have become very resilient and, I have to admit, also very fortunate. That is why I am still here.
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This Marquez Thing: A Memoir

This Marquez Thing: A Memoir

by Luis Carlos Marquez
This Marquez Thing: A Memoir

This Marquez Thing: A Memoir

by Luis Carlos Marquez

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This is a story about forgiveness and understanding that life must continue, regardless.

“This Márquez Thing” is in my blood. I inherited it from my father, who passed it unaltered to me, and he in turn learned it from his father. I am, as he was, insecure. All my life I have been trying to destroy myself. The mighty forces of nature must have been on my side because, so far, I have not been successful. My father and my grandfather were. They didn’t have anyone to help them in their time of need as I did. They dealt with it themselves the best way they knew how. Constantly, they seemed to enjoy battling armoured soldiers, totally unprotected and pretending to heal their wounds as they fought; but that’s impossible. So did I, and when my warranties expired, I reinvented myself into a different instrument. I had to! I refused to be thrown away like a worn-out toaster. With time, I have become very resilient and, I have to admit, also very fortunate. That is why I am still here.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781483522050
Publisher: BookBaby
Publication date: 02/28/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 189
File size: 344 KB

About the Author

Luis Carlos Marquez was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1941. Eventually he lived in U.S.A and England, where he obtained his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Industrial Engineering. Now he lives in Canada and has turned to writing with passion. His voice has been described as right from the heart and his writing a must.
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