– Assim, nós – dizia ele –, por que nós nos conhecemos? Que acaso o quis? É que através da distância, sem dúvida como dois rios que correm para se unirem, as nossas inclinações particulares nos tinam...
…When you’ve know me longer, you’ll learn that I mean everything I say.Even the lies?Especially the lies. Lord Petyr…
…The Emersons who were at Florence, do you mean? No, I don’t suppose it will prove to be them. It is probably a long cry from them to friends of Mr. Vyse’s. Oh, Mrs. Honeychurch, the oddest people! Th...
It is well to praise the Lord for his mercy when you are in health, but make sure that you do it when you are sick, for then your praise is more likely to be genuine.
When a solipsist dies ... everything goes with him.
When he awoke it was dawn. Or something like dawn. The light was watery, dim and incomparably sad. Vast, grey, gloomy hills rose up all around them and in between the hills there was a wide expanse of...
When in doubt, check if your actions are aligned with your purpose.
When it was her own doing, she was always tempted to skip a day, or just glance down, then get back to the ground. Kel had to force herself to keep her vow.
When one hears hoofbeats, medical students are taught, one must think of horses, not zebras. But the doctor who sees my blood count will surely think of horses. He will arrive at a perfectly logical c...
When she comes down to supper I don't like her any better; in fact, a hell of a lot less. She's put on a shiny dress, all fishscales, like this was still India or the boat. On her head she's put a sor...
When the stars were right, They could plunge from world to world through the sky; but when the stars were wrong, They could not live.
When the waiter brought the cheese-board, there was a large carrot carved in the shape of a mermaid sitting between the Dolcelatte and the Pecorino. Teo could have sworn that the carrot-mermaid flexed...
When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.
Where did you get your tat? Aaron’s shop. You want to get a tat? he asked, grinning as if this was hilarious. I have one, I said, rolling the ball into the gutter. It’s not finished though. How come?...
Where is the bane of my existence?In the shower, freshening up.Damn it all to hell. Oh God, who did Ascanio screw now?No, no, he's covered in blood.Oh good. Wait a minute. The kid is covered in blood...
Who is that?Your replacement.You replaced me with a shaved poodle?He's got mad skills.
Who then is invincible? The one who cannot be upset by anything outside their reasoned choice.
Who, last time I'd checked, was still on our official archenemy list. (Yes, we have to keep a list. It's kind of sad.)
Why do I do anything?' she says. 'I'm educated enough to talk myself out of any plan. To deconstruct any fantasy. Explain away any goal. I'm so smart I can negate any dream.
Why should her lover, just because he is male, be in a position to judge her against other women? Why must she need to know her position and hate needing to, and hate knowing? Why should his reply hav...
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