romi

“Because you’re a good translator.’ Ramy leaned back on his elbows. ‘That’s just what translation is, I think. That’s all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they’re trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel

“Secretamente lo llamaba mi Perséfone, cómo sacarte del infierno, no puedo, soy una de las dueñas del infierno, pero tiene rincones, y podemos reinar ahí, reinar y no obedecer.”
― Mariana Enríquez, Our Share of Night

“I think we’re safe,’ said Damen. ‘Somehow, no one saw us.’
‘But I told you. It’s the game I like,’ said Laurent, and with the toe of his boot he deliberately pushed a loose roof tile until it slid off the rooftop and shattered in the street below.”
― C.S. Pacat, Captive Prince

“Pero ya te dije que a mí lo que me gusta es jugar.”
― Laurent of Vere