Мария

“Oh, very well,” he said,”let her come in, by all means, but just wait a minute till I tidy up the place.”
His method of tidying was peculiar, he simply swallowed all the flies and spiders in the boxes before I could stop him. It was quite evident that he feared, or was jealous of, some interference. When he had got through his disgusting task, he said cheerfully, “Let the lady come in,”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula

“She must have had
that same thought at least 72,000 times while looking in the mirror. But so what? I
can think what I want as many times as I want. This could be the 72,001st time, but
what’s wrong with that? As long as I’m alive, I can think what I want, when I want,
any way I want, as much as I want, and nobody can tell me any different.”
― Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 #1-2

“Докато помниш, държиш миналото настрана. Като да си запалил огън насред нощна гора. Наоколо са наклякали демони и вълци, зверове на миналото стесняват кръга, но още не смеят да прекрачат. Алегорията е проста. Докато огънят на паметта гори, ти си господарят. Почне ли да загасва, воят ще се усилва и зверовете ще идват все по-близо. Глутницата на миналото.”
― Георги Господинов, Time Shelter

“Tengo had no idea, of course, what Aomame had offered to the moon that time, but
he could well imagine what the moon had given her: pure solitude and tranquillity.
That was the best thing the moon could give a person.”
― Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 #1-2