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The girl was staring at the muddy river as if it were sweeping away her memories. Corso saw her smile, thoughtfully, absently. I never knew an impartial god. Or devil. She turned to him suddenly - her earlier thoughts seemed to have washed downstream. Do you believe in the Devil, Corso? He looked at her intently, but the river had also swept away the images that had filled her eyes seconds before. All he could see there now was liquid green, and light. I believe in stupidity and ignorance. He smiled wearily at the girl. They had continued walking and were now on the wooden boards of the Pont des Arts. The girl stopped and leaned on the metal rail, by a street artist selling tiny water colours. I like this bridge, she said. No cars. Only lovers, and old ladies in hats. People with nothing to do. This bridge has absolutely no common sense.

Arturo Pérez-Reverte

The girl was staring at the muddy river as if it were sweeping away her memories. Corso saw her smile, thoughtfully, absently. I never knew an impartial god. Or devil. She turned to him suddenly - her earlier thoughts seemed to have washed downstream. Do you believe in the Devil, Corso? He looked at her intently, but the river had also swept away the images that had filled her eyes seconds before. All he could see there now was liquid green, and light. I believe in stupidity and ignorance. He smiled wearily at the girl. They had continued walking and were now on the wooden boards of the Pont des Arts. The girl stopped and leaned on the metal rail, by a street artist selling tiny water colours. I like this bridge, she said. No cars. Only lovers, and old ladies in hats. People with nothing to do. This bridge has absolutely no common sense.

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About Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Arturo Pérez-Reverte Gutiérrez (born 25 November 1951) is a Spanish novelist and journalist. He worked as a war correspondent for RTVE for 21 years (1973–1994). His first novel, El húsar, set in the Napoleonic Wars, was published in 1986.
He is well known outside Spain for his "Alatriste" series of novels, which have been translated into multiple languages. Since 2003 he has been a member of the Royal Spanish Academy.