“Death is a great price to pay for a red rose,” cried the Nightingale, “and Life is very dear to all. It is pleasant to sit in the green wood, and to watch the Sun in his chariot of gold, and the Moon in her chariot of pearl. Sweet is the scent of the hawthorn, and sweet are the bluebells that hide in the valley, and the heather that blows on the hill. Yet Love is better than Life, and what is the heart of a bird compared to the heart of a man?”
― The Happy Prince and Other Tales
― The Happy Prince and Other Tales
“She has form," he said to himself, as he walked away through the grove - "that cannot be denied to her; but has she got feeling? I am afraid not. In fact, she is like most artists; she is all style, without any sincerity. She would not sacrifice herself for others. She thinks merely of music, and everybody knows that arts are selfish. Still, it must be admitted that she has some beautiful notes in her voice. What a pity it is that they do not mean anything, or do any practical good.”
― The Nightingale and the Rose
― The Nightingale and the Rose
“Le había hecho tan feliz que empezó a temer que no fuese a durar.”
― Trilogía The Century: La caída de los gigantes / El invierno del mundo / El umbral de la eternidad
― Trilogía The Century: La caída de los gigantes / El invierno del mundo / El umbral de la eternidad
“Podía decirse que lo adoraba. Nadie sabía lo mucho que lo quería, salvo, tal vez, Ellen, su madre, que todo lo veía. Lo quería porque la había devuelto a la vida. Hasta entonces había sido como una larva, y Jack la había sacado de su capullo mostrándole que era una mariposa. Habría pasado toda su vida ajena a los gozos y sufrimientos del amor, si él no hubiera compartido con ella sus historias y no la hubiera besado con tanta suavidad, despertando luego, lenta y cariñosamente, el amor que yacía dormido en su corazón. Había sido tan impaciente y tolerante pese a su juventud… Sólo por eso lo amaría siempre.”
― Los pilares de la Tierra
― Los pilares de la Tierra
“Then the singing enveloped me. It was furry and resonant, coming from everyone's very heart. There was no sense of performance or judgment, only that the music was breath and food.”
― Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
― Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
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