Julio Santos > Quotes

“Mamá había tenido la feliz idea de llevar espaguetis de los que nos encantan, así que Óscar y yo repetimos.”
― Julio Santos, La piedra verde

“Nuestra madre, sin embargo, rara vez perdía los papeles y pensaba las cosas con calma, pero cuando la hacíamos enfadar de verdad, era como un demonio del averno.”
― Julio SantoS, La piedra verde

“Normalmente, nuestra madre era bastante tranquila, pero cuando se enfadaba de verdad… ¡Ufff! Era como un huracán de esos que salían en la tele.”
― Julio Santos, La piedra verde

“Nuestro meteorito tenía que estar ahí.”
― Julio Santos, La piedra verde

“sorpresa,”
― Julio Santos, La piedra verde

“We approached our mom slowly, fearing she might open her eyes at any moment and give us a good smack on the back of the neck – a level five punishment. She didn’t move. Could it be that ketchup and mayonnaise contained paralyzing properties we didn’t know about? Moving carefully, we placed two stools on either”
― Julio Santos, Txano & Oscar 1 - The Green Stone: Illustrated mystery and adventure books for children (age 7-12)

“Playing on our iPads or with our Lego sets all day was okay for a couple of days, but after doing nothing”
― Julio Santos, Txano & Oscar 1 - The Green Stone: Illustrated mystery and adventure books for children (age 7-12)

“la comida en el campo sabe mucho más rica,”
― Julio Santos, La piedra verde

“reíamos satisfechos.”
― Julio Santos, Operación Sabueso

“El mejor sitio para encontrar meteoritos es un desierto. Sobre todo, un desierto llano y de tierra clara, porque es mucho más fácil localizarlos a simple vista y la sequedad del ambiente los conserva en perfecto estado”
― Julio Santos, La piedra verde

“Flash”
― Julio SantoS, La piedra verde

“Organizar una rifa y vender los boletos por todo el barrio.”
― Julio Santos, Operación Sabueso

“Estarás de acuerdo conmigo en que la comida en el campo sabe mucho más rica, ¿verdad?”
― Julio SantoS, La piedra verde

“We didn’t have to insist too much. No amount of exhaustion could have prevented him from sharing his passion on the subject. He loved sharing his memories with us. “Do you know where the easiest place to find a meteorite is?” he asked, turning his head to look towards the backseat. “In a meteorite museum?” Oscar replied with his usual wit. My brother’s words amused the professor, who burst out laughing. “Okay! That’s the best place. Then what would be the second-best place?” The professor insisted. We shrugged, waiting for the answer. “The best place to find meteorites is a desert. Especially, a flat desert with light-colored sand, because it is much easier to spot them. The dryness of the atmosphere keeps them well preserved,” he explained. “But a desert is enormous. You could walk for months without running into anything,” I said. “How can you find a stone in such a huge area?” “Well, sometimes it’s a matter of luck, but if the meteorite is large enough, NASA reports the estimated landing coordinates, so you can go directly to the area you’re interested in,” Sergy replied. “A couple of years ago I spent a month in the Atacama Desert in Chile, with a Chilean friend who has a meteorite museum in San Pedro de Atacama.
We found five new specimens. One of them weighed over four pounds.” “A four-pound meteorite is quite the trophy, boys,” our father pointed out. “When you walk towards it, pick it up and hold it in your hand, the sensation is indescribable,” Sergy said, remembering his trip. “If you close your eyes, you can feel the primitive energy beating inside it.” We all listened, mesmerized by his stories and imagining his adventures. Even Flash sat still on Oscar’s lap, paying full attention to the professor who went on talking from the passenger’s seat. Suddenly, Oscar’s voice interrupted my fantasies, “When I grow up, I’m also going to be a meteorite hunter.” I turned to look at him. But he wasn’t looking at me. He wasn’t even looking at the professor or at Dad. He was looking out the window, deep in thought, looking as if he hadn’t said a word. Flash, who had settled between the two of us, looked at him as if she’d”
― Julio Santos, Txano & Oscar 1 - The Green Stone: Illustrated mystery and adventure books for children (age 7-12)

“Óscar se incorporó también y asintió con la boca abierta. Nunca habíamos visto estrellas fugaces de día y mientras todavía estábamos alucinados, mirando el lugar por donde había desaparecido la última, Maxi empezó a ladrar de nuevo. De repente, a nuestra derecha surgió otra bola luminosa más grande que las anteriores y nos dio un susto de muerte.”
― Julio Santos, La piedra verde

“Y a pesar de que en el físico nos parecemos bastante, nuestros padres dicen que somos como la noche y el día.”
― Julio Santos, La piedra verde

“todo el mundo le llama Álex. La única que le llama Alejandro es nuestra madre cuando se enfada con él.”
― Julio Santos, La piedra verde