It was a well-known fact that the richness of buttery foods led to moral ruin and confusion of the intellect.
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...
In that case I feel sorry for you.''Then perform an act of charity.
Igal raamatul, igal köitel, mida sa näed, on hing. Kirjutaja hing ja nende hing, kes seda on lugenud, sellega koos elanud ja unistanud. Iga kord, kui raamat uutesse kätesse läheb, iga kord, kui kelleg...
If books spoke, there wouldn’t be so many deaf people around the place. What you need to do, Fernandito, is start preventing others from writing your dialogue. Use the head God planted on your neck an...
I've seen many strange things in my work, my friend, but a wealthy lawyer who leaves everything to go write sonnets is not part of the repertoire.-Ricardo Salvador
I thought about the loneliness that would take hold of me that night when I said good-bye to her, once I had run out of tricks or stories to make her stay with me any longer. I thought about how littl...
I loro erano baci appassionati di chi si appartiene e non si cura del resto del mondo.
I left the lunatic sitting on his bed with his out-of-date newspaper and his up-to-date speeches.
Gostava de saborear o desenrolar do enredo e esmiuçar a arquitetura de cada frase,acreditando que,se decifrasse a música daquela prosa,descobriria algo acerca daquele homem que nunca conhecera...
Funny people, the Swiss, he said. While the rest of us hide our sins, they stuff theirs with liqueur, wrap them in silver paper, add a ribbon, and sell them at the price of gold. The prefect has just...
For me those enchanted pages will always be the ones I found among the passageways of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books.
Everything in life is nonsense. It’s just a question of perspective.
Es imposible iniciar un diálogo racional con una persona respecto a creencias y conceptos que no ha adquirido mediante la razón.
Do you know the best thing about broken hearts? the librarian asked. I shook my head. They can only really break once. The rest is just scratches.
Con el tiempo, incluso los malos recuerdos se disfrazan de blanco
Armee, Ehe, Kirche und Bankwesen: die vier apokalyptischen Reiter.
Andaba distraído, con la cabeza en las nubes, media sonrisa en los labios y ese aire sereno de quienes tienen el lujo de no saber cómo funciona el mundo. Nunca había visto una fotografía suya, pero su...
Abandone toda paciencia quien se aventure más allá de esta puerta.
A mesquinhez dos homens’ — costumava dizer — ‘é um pavio em busca da chama’.