Alan Torres
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“The scariest moment is always just before you start.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude.”
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“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are things you get ashamed of, because words make them smaller. When they were in your head they were limitless; but when they come out they seem to be no bigger than normal things. But that's not all. The most important things lie too close to wherever your secret heart is buried; they are clues that could guide your enemies to a prize they would love to steal. It's hard and painful for you to talk about these things ... and then people just look at you strangely. They haven't understood what you've said at all, or why you almost cried while you were saying it.”
― The Body
― The Body
“Cuando una persona ha significado mucho en nuestras vidas, para bien o para mal, y se ha ido, no debemos tratar de encerrarla en el olvido, porque el olvido tiene una puerta que se abre cuando menos lo esperamos y nos lanza los recuerdos como caballos salvajes que nos patean el alma. Aprenda a domar el recuerdo de esa muchacha. Los recuerdos domados no lastiman...Supongo que algo, bonito, digno de recordar, le habrá dejado...”
― Donde Habitan Los Angeles
― Donde Habitan Los Angeles
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