Jorge Carrera Andrade

Jorge Carrera Andrade (1903 - 1978), was an Ecuadorian poet. He was also a diplomat and anthropologist.

Wisdom & Quotes

• Man, nourished by years and women's bodies,

When God despoils you, you kneel,
And only the memory of things
Sheds a vain warmth on your empty hands.
- "Nada Nos Pertence" (Nothing Belongs to Us), Pais secreto (Secret Country)

Zora Neale Hurston