Marcela

“Before long, he caught a hold of himself and concluded that nothing ever did happen again; to each was given days and chances which wouldn’t come back around. And wasn’t it sweet to be where you were and let it remind you of the past for once, despite the upset, instead of always looking on into the mechanics of the days and the trouble ahead, which might never come.”
― Claire Keegan, Small Things Like These

“Cuando reímos con ganas no tenemos edad, lo hacemos igual durante toda nuestra vida y puede adivinarse en nuestra mueca la niña que fuimos o la anciana que seremos.”
― Alana S. Portero, La mala costumbre

“Always it was the same, Furlong thought; always they carried mechanically on without pause, to the next job at hand. What would life be like, he wondered, if they were given time to think and reflect over things? Might their lives be different or much the same – or would they just lose the run of themselves?”
― Claire Keegan, Small Things Like These

“Sin embargo, le hicieron falta varios días para tomar conciencia de que los cambios no eran del mundo sino de ella misma, que siempre anduvo por la vida sin mirarla, y sólo aquel año al regreso de la isla empezó a verla con los ojos del escarmiento.”
― Gabriel García Márquez, EN AGOSTO NOS VEMOS