I grew up in this town, my poetry was born between the hill and the river, it took its voice from the rain, and like the timber, it steeped itself in the forests.
– Pablo Neruda
Now, on the road to freedom, I was pausing for a moment near Temuco and could hear the voice of the water that had taught me to sing.
– Pablo Neruda
The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.
– Pablo Neruda
Es tan corto el amor, y tan largo el olvido. (Love is so short, and forgetting is so long.)
– Pablo Neruda
Peace goes into the making of a poem as flour goes into the making of bread.