“Thus fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself when apparent to the eyes ; and we find the burden of anxiety greater, by much, than the evil which we are anxious about : ...”
― Robinson Crusoe
― Robinson Crusoe
“Make sure you marry someone who laughs at the same things you do.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“La carencia misma de responsabilidad le producía sentimientos contradictorios: una sensación inusitada de libertad al mismo tiempo que una frustración inexplicable.”
― The Valley of Horses
― The Valley of Horses
“Suppose I was to tell you that it's just beauty that's calling me, the beauty of the far off and unknown, the mystery and spell which lures me, the need of freedom of great wide spaces, the joy of wandering on and on----in quest of the secret which is hidden over there----beyond the horizon?”
― Beyond the Horizon - Acting Edition
― Beyond the Horizon - Acting Edition
“because races condemned to one hundred years of solitude did not have a second opportunity on earth”
― One Hundred Years of Solitude
― One Hundred Years of Solitude
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