作者简介：加夫列尔·加西亚·马尔克斯（Gabriel García Márquez，1927年3月6日－2014年4月17日），哥伦比亚作家、记者和社会活动家，拉丁美洲魔幻现实主义文学的代表人物，20世纪最有影响力的作家之一，1982年诺贝尔文学奖得主。代表作有《百年孤独》（1967年）《霍乱时期的爱情》（1985年）。

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.

也许是上帝的安排，在最终找到知音之前，我们总要遇到一些不尽如意的人，只有这样，我们才能对知音这份礼物充满感激之情。

When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us.

当一扇幸福之门关闭时，另一扇就会打开，但我们常常太久地盯着那扇关闭的门，而看不见另一扇已经为我们打开的门。

The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

最好的朋友就是那种能和你促膝而坐，默默地打秋千，然后离开，却感到这是你有过的最好的一次交流。

It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.

的确只有当我们失去时才知道曾经拥有的是什么，但同样，只有当我们拥有了才知道曾经失去了什么。

Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll love you back!

将爱全部付出，并不能保证一定会得到回报!

Don't expect love in return;

不要指望爱有什么回报;

just wait for it to grow in their heart but if it doesn't, be content it grew in yours.

即使不会这样，也要感到满足，相信爱在自己的心里成长。

It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

迷上一个人只需一分钟，喜欢上一个人需要一小时，爱上一个人需要一天，但忘记一个人却需要一辈子。

Don't go for looks;

不要追求外表;

they can deceive.

他们可以欺骗。

Don't go for wealth;

不要追求财富;

even that fades away.

即使财富也会消失。

Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.

寻找那些能使你微笑的人，因为仅仅一个微笑就能使黑暗的日子变得光明。

Find the one that makes your heart smile.

去寻找那个能让你的心灵微笑的人吧。