Quote by Dulce María Loynaz: “Happiness is a bird that flies too high for human hands.”

This poetic image suggests that true happiness is elusive and often just beyond our grasp. It implies that while we may desire it, it's hard to catch or hold onto, being fleeting and out of reach, a beautiful but untouchable ideal.

In a novel dealing with unfulfilled desires and the search for meaning in isolation, this line encapsulates a universal human experience of longing for an often-unattainable joy, amidst the backdrop of a changing world.

Cuban poet and novelist awarded the Cervantes Prize in 1992, often called the greatest Cuban poet of the twentieth century. Her surrealist and symbolist poetry explored love, solitude, and the natural world, and she wrote much of her major work in near-isolation during the Cuban Republic era.