In the end, it is impossible not to become what others believe you are.
--Julius Caesar, quoted in Memories of My Melancholy Whores, Gabriel García Márquez (1928-)
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I like this quote. Would anyone please direct me to the exact location of this passage in the original play ?
Posted by: Radhakrishnan | 06 January 2012 at 03:50
I don't think this is a quotation from the play, but from Julius Caesar himself. As it is a translation of a Spanish translation from Latin, I have not yet been able to find the original.
Posted by: Sedulia | 06 January 2012 at 14:25