Mi prende per mano e mi solleva, in alto, lontano da tutto questo, lontano dal ricordo, dalle fiamme, dalle paure. Le nostre anime s’incontrano in un luogo che non esiste, non per gli altri, almeno. Esiste solo per noi. Tre minuti interminabili in ...
Les diría que escribieran una nota de despedida de ciento cincuenta palabras, como si fueran a suicidarse. Sería un buen modo de animarles a pensar en la vida en sí, pues Samuel Johnson dijo que pensar que nos van a ahorcar a la mañana siguiente ...
-¿Y qué crees tú que ha hecho? -no me importa lo que haya hecho, y a ti tampoco debería importarte. Vamos. Volvamos con Aria. Va por ahí. -Ya sé por donde ha ido. Rugido le dio una palmada fuerte en el hombro. -Sólo quería asegurarme de que t...
-Y tampoco nada de consoladores -dijo-, aun que se lo mucho que deseas uno. Lo cual no es ninguna sorpresa, ya que... -¿Quieres dejarlo de lado de una vez? -De lado...Encima...Debajo... -Bram le acaricio la curvatura del labio superior -. Dentro... ...
Îmi era rușine de hrana mea posomorâtă față de căutarea orgiacă a Rebeccăi și-mi treceam sub tăcere plăcerea atât de repede săturată pentru că era momentul separării trupurilor, al singurătății regăsite. Disprețuiam acele flori ...
You say to a brick, 'What do you want, brick?' And brick says to you, 'I like an arch.' And you say to brick, 'Look, I want one, too, but arches are expensive and I can use a concrete lintel.' And then you say: 'What do you think of that, brick?' Bri...
Of John Le Carre's books, I've only read 'The Spy Who Came In From The Cold,' and I haven't read anything by Graham Greene, but I've heard a great deal about how 'Your Republic Is Calling You' reminded English readers of those two writers. I don't re...
«Così tutta la mia vita, e quella di coloro nelle cui vene scorrerà il mio sangue, verrà consacrata alla scoperta e alla vigilanza del Potere naturale di cui il mondo è colmo. Non ci sarà uomo o donna che impedirà ai miei discendenti di seguir...
Una barba mejor que la tuya. “Todos los verdaderos devotos llevan barba,” dijo el Imán a su audiencia. “Muéstrenme una barba espesa y brillante, y yo les mostraré a un verdadero creyente!” “Mi cabra tiene una barba mucho más tupida y la...
Junaid de Bagdad pasaba por la escena de un ahorcamiento público, donde un ladrón se encontraba en el patíbulo. Junaid se inclinó en dirección al criminal. Alguien le preguntó: “¿Por qué hiciste eso?” Junaid dijo: “Me estaba inclinando ...
Él puso suavemente una mano en la nuca, a la vez que ella le ponía suavemente la suya en la cadera, y se dieron un beso en la calle, rodeados de gente con prisa por volver a casa, en la luz de verano; y sería, para ambos, el beso más dulce de su ...
Cómo está Marta, preguntará él, Cansada, pero bien, responderé yo, y estas palabras también las andamos diciendo constantemente, no me extrañaría nada que cuando transitemos de este mundo hacia el otro todavía consigamos encontrar fuerzas pa...
Mr. Felix - Stamp Dealer: [Describing the stamps to Reggie] Ah, the best for last. Le chef d'oeuvre de la collection. The masterpiece. The most valuable stamp in the world. It's called the Gazette Maldave. It was printed by hand on colored paper... a...
Lesra: The man's innocent. And he's been in jail fifteen or sixteen years. It's not right. Terry Swinton: I know that's what his book says. Sam Chaiton: Two juries found him guilty, Les. Lesra: Two white juries. Lisa Peters: Hey, hey. Not all white p...
Gavroche: Little people know, when little people fight, we may look easy pickings, but we've got some bite. So never kick a dog because it's just a pup! We'll fight like twenty armies, and we won't give up! So you better run for cover, when the pup g...
Marius: [about Cosette] Eponine, find her for me! Éponine: What will you give me? Marius: Anything! Éponine: Got you all excited now, but God knows what you see in her! Aren't you all delighted now? [Marius offers her money] Éponine: No, I don't w...
Bishop: Now Don't Forget, Don't ever Forget, you've promised to become a new man. Jean Valjean: Promise? Wha, Why are you doing this? Bishop: Jean Valjean my brother you no longer belong to evil. With this silver, I have bought your soul. I've ransom...
Thénardier: I adore that child. Jean Valjean: You adore her? Thénardier: Yes, it's true. I'm not rich. I've had to pay over 400 Francs for her medicine. But I'm a stupid man, I have no sense... just a heart. [glances at Valjean's wallet] Thénardie...
Mme. Gilot: [sharing their meal with homeless convict] What crime did you commit? Jean Valjean: Maybe I killed someone... How do you know I'm not going to murder *you*? Bishop: How do you know *I'm* not going to murder *you*? Jean Valjean: What's tha...
Jane Lagrange: If I understand you right, I'll have no problems if I perjure myself. If I insist on telling the truth, then I can expect trouble. Am I right? Superintendant: Not quite. Because the truth isn't what you say, it's what I say... despite ...
Jeff Costello: Why say you did not recognize me? Valérie: Why kill Marty? Jeff Costello: I was to be paid. Valérie: What had he done to you? Jeff Costello: Not a thing. I didn't know him. I met him for the first and last time 24 hours ago. [pause] ...
