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"volvemos a empezar, esta vez intentando tomarme mejor el tema Muerte" — Dec 14, 2025 12:17PM
"volvemos a empezar, esta vez intentando tomarme mejor el tema Muerte" — Dec 14, 2025 12:17PM
Out of Love
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‘You can’t fail at a relationship. That’s like getting off a roller coaster and saying you failed because the ride is over. Things end. That doesn’t mean the experience wasn’t worth it.’
“But what is the opposite of fidelity?' asked Professor Playfair. He was approaching the end of his dialitic; now he needed only to draw it to a close with a punch. 'Betrayal. Translation means doing violence upon the original, it means warping and distorting it for foreign, unintended eyes. So, where does that leave us? How can we conclude except by acknowledging that an act of translation is always an act of betrayal?”
― Babel
― Babel
“We're here to make magic with words”
― Babel
― Babel
“Be selfish," he whispered. "Be brave.”
― Babel
― Babel
“Being nice is a good thing. You can be strong and nice. You don’t have to be one or the other.”
― The Flatshare
― The Flatshare
“He went back to his first morning in Oxford: climbing a sunny hill with Ramy, picnic basket in hand. Elderflower cordial. Warm brioche, sharp cheese, a chocolate tart for dessert. The air smelled like a promise, all of Oxford shone like an illumination, and he was falling in love.”
― Babel
― Babel
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