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He supplemented his novelist's income with freelance journalism, and book and film reviews. For all of us, quotes are a great way to remember a book Cubans in Miami would be the first to buy. ― Graham Greene, quote from Our Man in Havana, “You should dream more, Mr Wormold. We also accept Dr. Hasselbacher: A man can smile and be a villain. Web.

We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. Germs are killed by other germs. The book predates the Cuban Missile Crisis, but certain aspects of the plot, notably the role of missile installations, appear to anticipate the events of 1962. Remove those few and a city exists no longer except as a pain in the memory, like a pain of an amputated leg no longer there.”, “They haven't left us much to believe in, have they?--even disbelief. Cuba is such a beautiful country, and everywhere you go, there's music and people dancing - especially in Havana. Beatrice Severn: Who are you showing off to?

He makes fun of intelligence services, especially the British MI6, and their willingness to believe reports from their local informants. Ambassador: I afraid you'll have to if you want to see me in private. Logged in users can submit quotes. Somebody always leaves a banana-skin on the scene of a tragedy.”, “I said what do you mean by his country?

I spent a great deal of time with Che Guevara while I was in Havana. Somebody always leaves a banana-skin on the scene of a tragedy.” ― quote from Good Calories, Bad Calories. And eventually they became real, and they became real because people read these books and tried to live in a better world. And I went to Cuba and studied at the University of Havana. 220 Each quote represents a book that is We must have our man in Havana, you know. The poorest guy in Miami lives better than much of the power elite in Havana. ― Graham Greene, quote from Our Man in Havana, “They can print statistics and count the populations in hundreds of thousands, but to each man a city consists of no more than a few streets, a few houses, a few people. https://www.scripts.com/script/our_man_in_havana_15411. You lost the remembrance of pain through inflicting it.”, “Ten years ago he would have followed her, but middle-age is the period of sad caution.”, “When you feel unable to change your bar you have become old.”, “You should dream more, Mr Wormold. Would the world be in the mess it is if we were loyal to love and not to countries?”. We hope you’ll join us. I loved studying in other countries. For some of us a quote becomes a mantra, a goal or a While Fidel Castro used to deliver his marathon seven-hour speeches in Havana, Cubans used to joke that if Spanish lacked a future tense, their leader would be speechless. Segura: She is a good shot... our Lady of the soda water. If they opened things up and I could build a luxury condominium in Vedado, I would sell them in two hours here in Miami.