This ceremony reading may be short, but it certainly packs a punch! Despite being written in 1967, One Hundred Years of Solitude is still as quotable today as it has ever been. Known as one of the supreme achievements in literature, this is a book that should be quoted.

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

Madly in love after so many years … they enjoyed the miracle of loving each other as much at the table as in bed, and they grew to be so happy that even when they were two worn-out old people they kept on blooming like little children and playing together like dogs.

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