From the introduction After all, the great joy of literature, as opposed to politics or religion, is that it embraces differing opinions, it encourages debate, it allows us to have heated conversation...
Natuurlijk gebeurde dit allemaal heel lang geleden en kan zoiets nu niet meer gebeuren. Niet in onze tijd.
Heil Hitler,' zei hij, wat, voor zover hij wist, een andere manier was om te zeggen 'Tot ziens en een prettige dag verder'.
I turned to leave and was exiting the gates when I heard the sound of feet running quickly along the gravel behind me. I turned and saw Alexei, who showed no sign of slowing down, so I opened my arms...
It has always astonished me, Georgy Daniilovich, that those who are most repulsed by autocratic or dictatorial rule are among the first to eliminate their enemies once they take on the mantle of power...
We hadden de Furie nooit te eten moeten vragen,' zei ze. 'Sommige mensen moeten zo nodig hogerop komen.
Hay cosas que sencillamente están ahí, sin molestar a nadie, esperando a que las descubran.
Catherine on her relationship with Kenneth (and a great quote in the wake of International Women's Week - and remember this is written by a male author even if it's put in the mouth of a woman):'And w...
Is it really that easy for the innocent to be corrupted?
—Shmuel —dijo, corriendo hacia él y sentándose. Casi lloraba de alivio y de arrepentimiento.—Lo siento mucho,Shmuel. No sé porqué lo hice. Di que me perdonas.—No pasa nada.—dijo Shmuel, mirándolo. Ten...
Is it too much to ask for decent transportation during one’s lifetime?
Evening
Should women read, Miss Caine? There’s a question for you. Does it excite them too much?
Cyril and Alice talking about Maude Avery and her books)'I occasionally get letters from students asking for help with their theses.''And do you offer it?''No. It's all there in the books themselves....
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Le hizo comprender que era posible que el tiempo siguiera su curso, pero que las ideas de algunas personas quedarían enquistadas para siempre.
La tonta de remate
I’m reading,’ said Bruno. ‘What are you reading?’ she asked him, and rather than answer he simply turned the cover towards her so she could see for herself. She made a raspberry sound through her lips...
He reaches over, takes my face in his hands and pulls me to him. In my idle moments, imagining such a scene, I have always assumed that it would be the other way round, that I would reach for him and...
Don't you ever think,' he asked cautiously, 'that it would be better to be a bully than to be bullied? At least that way no one could ever hurt you.' Katarina turned to him in amazement. 'No,' she sai...
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