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“Siempre me han avergonzado las palabras 'sagrado', 'glorioso' y 'sacrificio', y la expresión 'en vano'. Las habíamos oído, a veces bajo la lluvia, casi inaudibles, de modo que solo entendíamos esas palabras pronunciadas a gritos, y las habíamos leído en las proclamas de los carteles, pegados sobre otras proclamas; hacía mucho tiempo que no veía nada sagrado, las cosas que antes eran gloriosas ahora carecían de gloria y los sacrificios eran como los de los mataderos de Chicago, aunque la carne solo servía para enterrarla. Había muchas palabras que no soportaba oír y al final solo los nombres de los sitios conservaban su dignidad. Las palabras abstractas como la gloria, el honor, el valor o lo sacrosanto resultaban obscenas al lado de los nombres concretos de los pueblos.”
― A Farewell to Arms
― A Farewell to Arms
“I almost wish we were butterflies and liv'd but three summer days - three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.”
― Bright Star: Love Letters and Poems of John Keats to Fanny Brawne
― Bright Star: Love Letters and Poems of John Keats to Fanny Brawne
“wear flannel next to your skin, and never believe in eternal punishment.”
― Arthur & George
― Arthur & George
“Art is the Mirror of our betrayed ideals.”
― The Golden Notebook
― The Golden Notebook
“Nothing can be compared to the new life that the discovery of another country provides for a thoughtful person. Although I am still the same I believe to have changed to the bones.”
― Italian Journey
― Italian Journey
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