3 Quotes & Sayings By Mariana Zapata

Mariana Zapata is a native of Argentina and one of the most successful Latin American authors of psychological suspense thrillers. Born in Buenos Aires, she married at the age of fifteen. Her first novel, La ciudad de las mujeres locas (The City of Loony Women), was published in 1979, when she was thirty-three years old. She is the founder of La casa de los libros (The House of Books), an online bookstore that sells works by international authors Read more

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All I could think about as I stood there was that sometimes life gave you a tragedy that burned everything you knew to the ground and changed you completely. But somehow, if you really wanted to, you could learn how to hold your breath as you made your way through the smoke left in its wake and you could keep going. And sometimes, sometimes, you could grow something beautiful from the ashes that were left behind. If you were lucky. . Mariana Zapata
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Someone could tell you that they loved you every day, but still lie and cheat. Or they could never say those three words, but be there for you every day and be more than you ever wanted or dreamed. He wasn’t warm or cuddly, quiet or particularly nice to others, but he was nice to me, and in my heart I knew he would stand by me every time I needed him. Mariana Zapata