- “Uruguay is a nation that justly knows how to ascribe to itself the virtue of its own existence.” – Eduardo Galeano (1971)
- “Montevideo is a windy city, and it is impossible to hide that fact, not even with beautiful architecture. Yet they have managed to make it charming.” – Mario Benedetti (1960)
- “Uruguay has been described as a country where people make love to poetry at the bus stop.” – Juan Carlos Onetti (1960)
- “Uruguay, the land of silver, where grass grows on the fields like velvet.” – Delmira Agustini (1909)
- “I carry my Uruguay like a scar engraved on the soul.” – Idea Vilariño (1961)
- “I am not a king: I am a man who has become a brother to the wind that ruffles the sparkling waters of the Uruguay.” – José Enrique Rodó (1900)
- “Uruguay, where rivers of honey and milk flow, and songs blossom like wild flowers.” – Juana de Ibarbourou (1919)
- “Uruguay is a land where dreams are made tangible amidst the poetic waves of the Rio de la Plata.” – Cristina Peri Rossi (1982)
- “Uruguay, my country so small, and yet so infinite in its beauty.” – Mario Levrero (1995)
- “Uruguay is a mosaic of sunsets and songs, where the soul finds its freedom in the embrace of the pampas.” – Roberto Echavarren (2007)
WANDERLIST: Ten great travel quotes about Uruguay
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