Rafa Quotes

“We're quiet for a moment. And then: 'Why did you call me Matt?'
'It seemed like a good idea at the time. Now that I know you, I realise I should have called that character Dick.'
He laughs, and then the couch shakes. 'Honestly, Gabe, I forgot you could be this much fun.”
― Paula Weston, Shadows

“I know things are messy with us, but do you really think I could just walk away from you?"
This time he doesn't look away. "Do you really think I'd let you?”
― Paula Weston, Haze

“You believe what he's saying - that they're demons?"

Simon nods.

"Like, from hell?'"

"No," Rafa says, "from Comic-Con." He shakes his head. "Yes, from hell.”
― Paula Weston, Haze

“How can you be so sure?" I badly want to believe him, but this is Rafa. The guy who's all action and no plan.
His smile is tired, knowing. An echo of a shared past I don't remember. "Because I'm not smart enough to give up, and you don't know how to.”
― Paula Weston, Haze

“Calm down," Rafa says.
"Yeah," I say, "because you're an expert at patience."
"Which is why I look to you to set the example."
"Oh, fuck off.”
― Paula Weston, Shimmer

“I knew this was still here somewhere." He pulls a knife from the back of the drawer, takes it out of its sheath and shines the torch on it. I move closer until our shoulders touch.
"That's beautiful," I whisper.
"You gave this to me."
I take the knife. It's heavier than I expect. "Please, tell me it was a gift and not something I stabbed you with.”
― Paula Weston, Shimmer

“How can you forgive what I did?"

"Because I know you. Because I've seen the best and the worst of you. Because of everything we've been through in the last hundred and thirty-nine years and what we've been through since you found me in the bar. God, because I want to move forward."

"Yea, but --"

"Because I love you, you idiot!”
― Paula Weston, Burn

“We’re not doing that, and you know it.” He doesn’t speak again I lean closer, lower my voice. “I know things are messy with us, but do you really think I could just walk away from you?”

This time he doesn’t look away. “Do you really think I’d let you?”
― Paula Weston, Haze

“During a match, you are in a permanent battle to fight back your everyday vulnerabilities, bottle up your human feelings. It’s a kind of self-hypnosis, a game you play, with deadly seriousness, to disguise your own weaknesses from yourself, as well as from your rival.”
― Rafael Nadal i Farreras

“Szczęśliwie dla naukowców badających miejsce zbrodni, trudno całkowicie spalić ludzkie ciało; nawet po kremacji pozostają fragmenty kości, które później trzeba mechanicznie sproszkować. Z drugiej jednak strony ogień może poważnie uszkodzić nawet najbardziej wytrzymałe kości ludzkiego ciała, takie jak kość udowa i piszczelowa w nodze oraz kość ramienna w ręce. Ogień o stosunkowo niskiej temperaturze nada kościom długim barwę czarną lub brązową, lecz nie naruszy ich struktury. Jednak podczas pożaru będącego wynikiem podpalenia – gdy przestępca użył benzyny lub jakiejś innej substancji łatwopalnej – ogień może osiągnąć temperaturę nawet 1100 stopni Celsjusza; w tak ekstremalnych warunkach kość ulega przemianie chemicznej i strukturalnej. Podobnie jak pozostałe części ciała, kość zawiera węgiel, który w bardzo wysokiej temperaturze po prostu się wypala. Kość, która przetrwa taki proces, nazywana kością kalcynowaną, może zachować swój kształt – tak jak rafa koralowa zachowuje swój pierwotny kształt, nawet gdy wymarły już organizmy, które ją stworzyły – będzie jednak bardzo lekka, szara, poznaczona mnóstwem pęknięć i otworów powstałych pod wpływem wysokiej temperatury i tak krucha, że może rozsypać się w dłoni, a już z pewnością rozsypie się pod naciskiem stopy.”
― Bill Bass, Jon Jefferson

“Bel, you sulphurous prick, how do you know?”
― Paula Weston, Shadows

“He gives me a grim smile. 'You'd probably make a coin purse out of my balls.'

'Nah,' I say lightly, like his rejection doesn't sting. 'I'd want something big enough to carry more than five-cent pieces.'

His smile slowly widens, and he draws me closer. 'Don't push your luck, *Gaby*. This resolve of mine is pretty fragile.”
― Paula Weston, Shadows

“Even their choice in fitness trainer was similar. Both Pierre Paganini for Federer and Joan Forcades were deep thinkers who preferred to work unconventionally in the shadows instead of traveling the circuit.”
― Christopher Clarey, The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer