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加西亚·马尔克斯是20世纪最有影响力的作家之一，也是拉丁美洲魔幻现实主义文学的开山鼻祖，代表作有《百年孤独》、《霍乱时期的爱情》等，并于1982年获得了诺贝尔文学奖。1999年，时年72岁的马尔克斯患上了淋巴癌，于是他写了一封言辞恳切的信，与读者们郑重道别。
If God， for a second， forgot what I have become and granted me a little bit more of life， I would use it to the best of my ability.1
I wouldn’t possibly， say everything that is in my mind， but I would be more thoughtful of all I say… I would give merit to things not for what they are worth， but for what they mean to express.2
I would sleep less， I would dream more， because I know that for every minute that we close our eyes， we waste 60 seconds of light. I would walk while others stop； I would awake while others sleep， and I would listen when others talk， and how I would enjoy a good chocolate ice cream！
If God would give me a little bit more of life， I would dress in a simple manner， I would place myself in front of the sun， leaving not only my body， but my soul naked.3
My God， if I had a heart， I would write my hatred on ice and wait for the sun to come out. With a dream of Van Gogh I would paint on the stars a poem by Benedetti， and a song by Serrat would be my serenade to the moon.4 With my tears I would water the roses， to feel the pain of their thorns and the incarnated kiss of their petals5... My God， if I only had a scrap of6 life.
To all ， I would say how mistaken they are when they think that they stop falling in love when they grow old， without knowing that they grow old when they stop falling in love.
I would give wings to children， but I would leave it to them to learn how to fly by themselves.
To old people I would say that death doesn’t arrive when they grow old， but with forgetfulness.
I have learned so much with you all， I have learned that everybody wants to live on top of the mountain， without knowing that true happiness is obtained in the journey taken and the form used to reach the top of the hill.7
I have learned that when a newborn baby holds， with its little hand， his father’s finger， it has trapped8 him for the rest of his life.
I have learned that a man has the right and obligation to look down at another man， only when that man needs help to get up from the ground.9
Say always what you feel， not what you think. If I knew that today is the last time that I am going to see you asleep， I would hug you with all my strength and I would pray to the Lord to let me be the guardian angel of your soul.
If I knew that these are the last moments to see you， I would say “I love you”.
If God， for a second， forgot what I have become and granted me a little bit more of life， I would use it to the best of my ability.1
I wouldn’t possibly， say everything that is in my mind， but I would be more thoughtful of all I say… I would give merit to things not for what they are worth， but for what they mean to express.2
I would sleep less， I would dream more， because I know that for every minute that we close our eyes， we waste 60 seconds of light. I would walk while others stop； I would awake while others sleep， and I would listen when others talk， and how I would enjoy a good chocolate ice cream！
If God would give me a little bit more of life， I would dress in a simple manner， I would place myself in front of the sun， leaving not only my body， but my soul naked.3
My God， if I had a heart， I would write my hatred on ice and wait for the sun to come out. With a dream of Van Gogh I would paint on the stars a poem by Benedetti， and a song by Serrat would be my serenade to the moon.4 With my tears I would water the roses， to feel the pain of their thorns and the incarnated kiss of their petals5... My God， if I only had a scrap of6 life.
To all ， I would say how mistaken they are when they think that they stop falling in love when they grow old， without knowing that they grow old when they stop falling in love.
I would give wings to children， but I would leave it to them to learn how to fly by themselves.
To old people I would say that death doesn’t arrive when they grow old， but with forgetfulness.
I have learned so much with you all， I have learned that everybody wants to live on top of the mountain， without knowing that true happiness is obtained in the journey taken and the form used to reach the top of the hill.7
I have learned that when a newborn baby holds， with its little hand， his father’s finger， it has trapped8 him for the rest of his life.
I have learned that a man has the right and obligation to look down at another man， only when that man needs help to get up from the ground.9
Say always what you feel， not what you think. If I knew that today is the last time that I am going to see you asleep， I would hug you with all my strength and I would pray to the Lord to let me be the guardian angel of your soul.
If I knew that these are the last moments to see you， I would say “I love you”.