In the end Alicia had accepted that heavy piece as she done with so many of Leandro's offerings, in a tacit agreement of submission and pretense, where the unmentionable was sealed with a cold smile o...
It is impossible to survive in a prolonged state of reality, at least for a human being.
It was a well-known fact that the richness of buttery foods led to moral ruin and confusion of the intellect.
It was my twenty-fourth birthday, and I knew that the best part of my life was already behind me.
It’s time to go courting. Excuse me? Courting, or, in scientific terms, time for a kiss and a cuddle. Look here, Sempere, for some strange reason centuries of supposed civilization have brought us to...
It’s up to you. It is one thing to believe in women, and another to believe what they say.
I’m not sure whether to thank you or report you to the police,
Jedes einzelne Buch hat eine Seele. Die Seele dessen, der es geschrieben hat und die Seele derer, die es gelesen und erlebt und von ihm geträumt haben.
Julián non amava parlare di sé o dei suoi libri. Non mi sembrò che fosse felice a Parigi; del resto, mi diede l'impressione di essere una di quelle persone che non possono essere felici da nessuna par...
La elocuencia de una exposición es directamente proporcional a la inteligencia de quien la formula, del mismo modo que credibilidad lo es a la estupidez de quien la recibe.
La llama iluminó por primera vez su semblante. Se me heló el alma. Aquel personaje no tenía nariz, ni labios, ni párpados. Su rostro era apenas una máscara de piel negra y cicatrizada, devorada por el...
La malvagità presuppone un certo spessore morale, forza di volontà e intelligenza. L'idiota invece non si sofferma a ragionare, obbidisce all'istinto, come un animale nella stalla, convinto di agire i...
La muerte tiene estas cosas: a todo el mundo le despierta la sensiblería. Frente a un ataúd, todos vemos sólo lo bueno o lo que queremos ver.
La verdad son las tonterías que dice la gente cuando se cree que sabe algo
La vida, esa reina de las putas.
Las certezas reconfortan, pero sólo se aprende dudando.
Leandro’s thesis was that after a particular point in a man’s life, his future is invariably in his past.
Les feuilles d’oranger luisaient comme des larmes d’argent, et le chant de la fontaine serpentait sous les arcades. Je scrutai la cour d’un regard déjà chargé de déception et peut-être aussi d’un lâch...
Like the good ape he is, man is a social animal, characterized by cronyism, nepotism, corruption and gossip.
Lives with no meaning go straight past you, like trains that don't stop at your station.
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