"The word "death" is not pronounced in New York, in Paris, in London, because it burns the lips. The Mexican, in contrast, is familiar with death, jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, celebrates it; it is one of his favorite toys and his most steadfast love. True, there is perhaps as much fear in his attitude as in that of others, but at least death is not hidden away; he looks at it it face to face, with impatience, disdain or irony."
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Ch. 3: "The Day of the Dead", pp. 57–58
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Octavio Paz
1914 – 1998
mexikanischer Schriftsteller und Diplomat
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