“Many years later, in front of the firing squad, colonel Aureliano Buendía would remember that distant afternoon his father took him to see ice." Best opening line of a book ever. RIP.
And many years after reading that book, I have that line memorized in my head. I also regret not learning Spanish well enough to read his books untranslated as I understand his writing is gorgeous in Spanish. I'm thankful that his books translated well enough into English for me to appreciate his genius. Farewell, Gabo.
Marquez praised the English translation of One Hundred Years, though. I think he said that that was the way he would like to write it, if he had used English.