“For it is said that humans are never satisfied, that you give them one thing and they want something more. And this is said in disparagement, whereas it is one of the greatest talents the species has and one that has made it superior to animals that are satisfied with what they have.”
― The Pearl
― The Pearl
“He said, "I am a man," and that meant certain things to Juana. It meant that he was half insane and half god.”
― The Pearl
― The Pearl
“The people say that the two seemed to be removed from human experience; that they had gone through pain and had come out on the other side.”
― The Pearl
― The Pearl
“This was an evil beyond thinking. The killing of a man was not so evil as the killing of a boat. For a boat does not have sons, and a boat cannot protect itself, and a wounded boat does not heal.”
― The Pearl
― The Pearl
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