Victor Fernandez Castillejo 
Grandma’s sayings… commented 

Much of my education I have acquired from my maternal grandmother: Maria Cristina Barron. Among her teachings you always found a saying tailor-made for what occasion.Over the years I have learned sayings from otherpeople;in most cases, elderly women.This book is intended to be a tribute to all of them and to the millions of women who have endured popular wisdom through the years through sayings.It is also a way tospread Spanish through the proverbs.It is not intended to be just another book of sayings, since not all of them are -not even close- but they are all of them.The idea is to present some of the most popular sayings andcomment on themfrom the humildand opinion ofthe writer.The other intention of the work isthat the sayings of these womenendure over the years and do not fall into oblivion.It is not a book-nor does it claim to be-that you consider your own, since many of the sayings are anonymous.It is a recnowledge and pay forthatsgrandmothers whoboth offered their teachings and complained so little.To all of them: thank you, a thousand thanks.