"The Lost Steps" Quotes
A disillusioned composer embarks on a journey up the Orinoco River, seeking authenticity and meaning, only to confront the complexities of time, civilization, and personal identity.
fiction | 239 pages | Published in 1979
Quotes
To return to the past is to return to the ancient ways.
I had come to think that what was missing was the need to desire.
I could not tell if what I was experiencing was the result of the moonlight or the presence of the woman.
I had the impression that I was walking through a landscape from an earlier era.
I could not help but think that the world had turned into a theater of shadows.
It was as if time had stopped and history had been abolished.
I had the sensation of living in a world of suspended time.
I felt a profound need to escape from the world of appearances.
I was seized by the desire to rediscover the ancient rhythms of the earth.
I had the impression that everything was about to disappear, like the footprints of a dream.





