I would not have traded the delights of my suffering for anything in t…

Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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I would not have traded the delights of my suffering for anything in the world. ✨ Memories of My Melancholy Whores. Book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, www.theguardian.com. 2004.
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I would not have traded the delights of my suffering for anything in the world. ✨ Memories of My Melancholy Whores. Book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, www.theguardian.com. 2004.

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