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1 " Mi madre era una presencia a la que estábamos siempre sujetos, dependientes de ella, a la que había que adaptarse. Vivíamos sometidos al capricho de sus ángeles y demonios. "
― Nora Ikstena , Mātes piens
2 " What’s wrong with this world?’ Jesse asked. ‘Tell me what’s wrong with it? In the mornings the sun dawns, in the evenings it sets. The days pass peacefully. We don’t have serious ailments, we’re not starving. We have our homes. "
3 " Taip jau yra - ne visi gimsta, užtat visi miršta. [psl. 88 / 190] "
4 " „Taip jau yra – ne visi gimsta, bet visi miršta. "
5 " Es ienīdu Bembiju. Es vēlējos, lai viņš būtu miris. Kā viņam trūka būrī? Ēdiens, silta miga, sieva un bērni. Viņš to visu nopostīja tikai tādēļ, lai tiktu izskrieties pa istabu? Lai nokļūtu kanalizācijas trubā? "
6 " Viņš apēda savu bērnu un pēc tam nomira ilgās pēc brīvības, es atbildēju. Drosmīgs kāmis, teica māte. "
7 " I saw how a cage had materialized around her, how she had shrunk and mutated into a hamster devouring its child. It was so real and horrifying an image that I felt sick. There was a numb silence in the classroom. "
8 " Freedom was that tiny glimmer of happiness when, soaked through, we would drag ourselves home and dry out beside a hot stove, fortified by fresh clothes and dinner. "