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Sometimes, you find the strength to do what scares you most if you believe your life will be better because of it.”
“but there is nothing so cruel in this world as the desolation of having nothing to hope for.”
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
“Somos algo más que las partes que nos conforman,”
― El nombre del viento
― El nombre del viento
“«La humanidad, como los ejércitos en campaña, avanza a la velocidad del más lento».”
― El amor en los tiempos del cólera
― El amor en los tiempos del cólera
“It seemed enough for her to just deal with whatever it was that came her way, calmly and without fuss. Or perhaps it was simply that things were happening inside her, terrible things, which no one else could even guess at, and thus it was impossible for her to engage with everyday life at the same time. If so, she would naturally have no energy left, not just for curiosity or interest but indeed for any meaningful response to all the humdrum minutiae that went on on the surface.”
― The Vegetarian
― The Vegetarian
“—Voy a cumplir cien años, y he visto cambiar todo, hasta la posición de los astros en el universo, pero todavía no he visto cambiar nada en este país —decía—. Aquí se hacen nuevas constituciones, nuevas leyes, nuevas guerras cada tres meses, pero seguimos en la Colonia.”
― El amor en los tiempos del cólera
― El amor en los tiempos del cólera
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