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Quote by Gabriel García Márquez
A un ser humano no se le ocurren más de tres cosas serias en su vida.
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The quote makes a deliberately broad, possibly humorous claim about human creativity or judgment: across an entire lifetime, a person produces only a few ideas or actions that are truly serious. “Three” gives the statement its sharp limit, while “serious things” remains open enough to include important thoughts, decisions, or achievements.
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