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The Story of My Teeth QUOTES

The Story of My Teeth QUOTES

1 " He fell into a solemn silence, which he only eventually broke to say, “I think I’ve become a terrible person. In fact, I’ve become a reptile. Do you know that reptiles are stupid because almost their entire brain capacity is used to feel fear? "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

2 " Americans may have no identity, but they do have wonderful teeth. "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

3 " A mi no me afligen esa clase de preocupaciones porque nunca tuve cualidades efímeras. Yo solo tengo de las permanentes
. "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

4 " The most important thing in this life, Master Oklahoma used to say at the end of each session, is to have a destiny. "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

5 " Our penultimate lot, ladies and gentlemen, exudes an air of mystical melancholy. The tooth itself is crocodilian, but its aura is almost angelic. Note the curve; it is like a wing in ascent. Its owner, Mr. Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges, was a man of average height. His short, thin legs supported a torso, which was at once solid and svelte. His head was the size of a small coconut, and he had a slender, flexible neck. He was a pantheist. "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

6 " In the small glass box the auctioneer held high lay waiting for me the sacred teeth of none other than Marilyn Monroe. "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

7 " My luck was without equal, my life was a poem, and I was certain that one day, someone was going to write the beautiful tale of my dental autobiography. End of story. "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

8 " Genetics is a science full of gods, Mr. Sanchez. "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

9 " I've always thought that hell is the people you could one day become. The most frightening ones. "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

10 " Demented is the man who is always clenching his teeth on that solid, immutable block of stone that is the past. "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

11 " I’ve always thought that hell is the people you could one day become. The most frightening ones. "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

12 " He spoke slowly, as if searching for adjectives in the darkness. "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

13 " Taken together, these stories remind us of the true meaning of one of the most important pieces of wisdom in the Scriptures: “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” This famous dictum is not a call to vengeance, as is commonly believed, but an invitation to value the small details of objects. "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

14 " The most important thing in this life... is to have a destiny. "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

15 " Así son los hombres públicos, incluyendo a los curas: tienen la cabeza tan ocupada en ellos mismos que no sienten ninguna curiosidad por las vidas de los demás. "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

16 " I’m the best auctioneer in the world, but no one knows it because ‘m a discreet sort of man. "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

17 " Other people’s misery and other people’s fortune always put my own into perspective. "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

18 " I’ve always thought that hell is the people you could one day become. "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

19 " When the wind changes, some people build walls, others windmills "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth

20 " After all, as Quintilian says, a hyperbolic is simply “a fissure in the relationship between style and reality. "

― Valeria Luiselli , The Story of My Teeth