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“The feeling that she had never really lived in this world caught her by surprise. It was a fact. She had never lived. Even as a child, as far back as she could remember, she had done nothing but endure. She had believed in her own inherent goodness, her humanity, and lived accordingly, never causing anyone harm. Her devotion to doing things the right way had been unflagging, all her successes had depended on it, and she would have gone on like that indefinitely. She didn't understand why, but faced with those decaying buildings and straggling grasses, she was nothing but a child who had never lived.”
― Han Kang, The Vegetarian

“(...) A veces, me asusta pensar que los problemas de todos los días puedan ser para mí un poco más terribles que para el resto de la gente.”
― Samanta Schweblin, Fever Dream

“Habituarse a una hermosa risa humana, a un cuerpo vivo, cuesta muy poco. Dejar partir, en cambio —dominar el arte de perder—, cuesta la vida.”
― Leila Guerriero, Teoría de la gravedad (Libros del Asteroide nº 228)

“El mundo lo que tiene es una gran crisis de amor, y de que, al fin y al cabo, no son buenos tiempos para la gente muy sensible.”
― Samanta Schweblin, Pájaros en la boca