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21 " The line between confidence and arrogance is very fine, "
― Michael Scott , The Sorceress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #3)
22 " ¿Sabes cuantos Oscuros Inmemoriales, parientes o aamigos de estos han intentado matarme?"Areop-Enap se encogio de hombros en un movimiento desagradable de todas sus patas."¿Muchos?""¿Y sabes cuantos siguen con vida?""¿Pocos?", insinuo.Perenelle sonrio. "Muy pocos. "
23 " There have always been people like you, Nicholas Flamel. People who think they know what’s best, who decide what people should see and read and listen to, who ultimately try to shape how the rest of the world thinks and acts. I’ve spent my entire life fighting against the likes of you. "
24 " You are silver and gold, the moon and the sun. You carry within you the genes of the original twins who fought on Danu Talis ten millennia ago. Sophie, you and your brother are the descendants of gods. "
25 " Jullie dragen de genen van de oorspronkelijke tweeling die tien millennia geleden op Danu Talis heeft gevochten. Sophie, jij en je broer zijn de afstammelingen van goden. - Nicolas Flamel "
26 " metal hut. He had no answer to that because it was the truth. Dee himself had admitted to setting fire and plague loose on the world in an attempt to stop the Flamels. “All we know is that Flamel has lied to us right from the very beginning. What about the other twins?” he asked. “Palamedes said Flamel and Perenelle had been collecting twins for centuries.” Even saying the word collecting made him feel queasy and uncomfortable. “Whatever happened to them?” A gust of icy wind whipped across the junkyard, and Sophie shivered, though not because of the cold air. Staring hard at the metal hut, not looking at her brother, she spoke very slowly, picking her words with care. She could feel herself growing angry. “Since the Flamels are still looking for "
27 " Nothing—Elder, Next Generation, immortal or human—was completely indestructible. Not even Areop-Enap. Perenelle herself had once brought an ancient temple down on the spider’s head and it had shrugged off the attack—yet could it survive billions of poisonous flies? "
28 " Josh heeft een zonnebril nodig en ik ook,' zei Sophie, 'en water.''Die kopen we straks wel.''We hebben ze nu nodig,' zei ze resoluut....'Water en zonnebrillen,' zei hij. 'Nog een specifieke kleur zonnebril?' vroeg hij sarcastisch.'Zwart,' antwoordde de tweeling in koor. "
29 " Vóór de Alouden hebben de twaalf Archonen over de wereld geheerst.''Vóór de Alouden?''De wereld is ouder en woester dan je denkt.' De kraaiengodin glimlachte. 'Veel ouder. Veel woester. "
30 " the odor of something foul and long dead, "
31 " still looking for "
32 " Why did you go for that particular job? "
33 " blinked in surprise, "
34 " Know this: if we meet again, I may not remember you.” He pulled the thick sheaf of mismatched pages from under his shirt, extracted the topmost sheet and pressed it into her hand. “And if I do not, then give me this. It will remind me of the girl who shed a tear for the lost king. Go now. Get to the leygate. "
35 " With a tremendous effort, Areop-Enap opened all its eyes. " I am sorry to leave you alone and defenseless."Perenelle sealed the spider Elder into the huge cocoon of web, then turned and strode across the room. The tiniest breeze swept the floor clean before her. " I am Perenelle Flamel, the Sorceress,"she said aloud, unsure whether Aerop-Enap could hear her. "And I am never defenseless. "
36 " The line between confidence and arrogance is very fine, Josh,” Flamel said quietly. “And the line between arrogance and stupidity even finer. "
37 " is that most dangerous of foes: he is absolutely confident that what he is doing is right. "
38 " There have always been people like you, Nicholas Flamel. People who think they know what’s best, who decide what people should see and read and listen to, who ultimately try to shape how the rest of the world thinks and acts. "
39 " I learned a spell many years ago from an Inuit shaman. It changes the consistency of running water, turning it to something like thick sticky mud. Effectively, it allows you to walk on water. Inuits use it when they’re hunting polar bears out on ice floes. I wanted to see if it worked on warm salt water. "