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1 " In the year 2025, the best men don't run for president, they run for their lives. . . . "
― Stephen King , The Running Man
2 " He had never been a social man. He had shunned causes with contempt and disgust. They were for pig-simple suckers and people with too much time and money on their hands "
3 " He understood well enough how a man with a choice between pride and responsibility will almost always choose pride--if responsibility robs him of his manhood. "
4 " The woman had looked into the abyss and then walked out across it. "
5 " He removed his unvaluable valuables and dumped his shirt, pants, and skivvies into a letter slot. "
6 " Outside, daylight was bleeding slowly toward dusk. "
7 " The apartment was haunted by the ghost of long-departed cabbage. "
8 " The sea at the horizon was yet unchanged. It glittered blue and ageless, full of dancing points and nets of light in the late afternoon sun. "
9 " Sus rostros eran absolutamente similares en un detalle: parecían extremadamente incompletos, como cuadros con agujeros por ojos o como un rompecabezas al que le faltase una pieza nimia. Y eso que echaba en falta, pensó Richards, era el aire de desesperación. En sus estómagos no aullaban los lobos. Sus mentes no estaban llenas de sueños viciados, de esperanzas insensatas. "
10 " ...sie würden Christus persönlich überfallen, um ein Pfund Salami zu ergattern. "
11 " -Atención -decía Bobby Thompson-. Éste es uno de los lobos que camina entre ustedes. "
12 " EXPLOSIVE IN MY COAT POCKET—THE VARIETY THEY CALL BLACK IRISH. TWELVE POUNDS IS ENOUGH TO TAKE OUT EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE WITHIN A THIRD OF A MILE AND PROBABLY ENOUGH TO EXPLODE THE JETPORT FUEL STORAGE TANKS. IF YOU DON’T FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS "
13 " Es gibt einen Ort in uns, wo es praktisch die ganze Zeit regnet, die Schatten immer lang und der Wald voller Ungeheuer ist. "
14 " aber es gab keine Razzien in den Lasterhöhlen mehr. Jedermann wusste, dass Lasterhöhlen jedem wirklich revolutionären Klima abträglich waren. "
15 " Vielleicht gab es nicht mal einen Regenbogen, geschweige denn einen Topf mit Gold. "
16 " Sie würden ihm helfen, ihn heilen. Arzneien und Ärzte. Eine Änderung der Einstellung.Dann Frieden.Seine Streitsüchtigkeit würde wie Unkraut aus ihm herausgejätet werden. "
17 " Say your name over two hundred times and discover you are no one. "
18 " The apartment was haunted by the ghost of her long departed cabbage. "
19 " Then they could discuss the possibilities of social inequity, the way your socks always fall down when you're wearing rubber boots, and the importance of being earnest. "
20 " The back of the seat in front of Richards was a revelation in itself. There was a pocket with a safety handbook in it. In case of air turbulence, fasten your belt. If the cabin loses pressure, pull down the air mask directly over your head. In case of engine trouble, the stewardess will give you further instructions. In case of sudden explosive death, hope you have enough dental fillings to insure identification. "
