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City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1) QUOTES

City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1) QUOTES

1 " The longer I live, the more uninformed I feel. Only the young have an explanation for everything. "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

2 " Words are not that important when you recognize intentions. "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

3 " Before you conquer the mountain, you must learn to overcome your fear. "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

4 " His lifetime was less than a fraction of a second in infinity. Or maybe he did not even exist; maybe human beings, the planets, everything in Creation were a dream...an illusion. He smiled with humility when he remembered... "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

5 " My father says that fear is good; it's the body's alarm system, it warns us of danger. But sometimes danger can't be avoided, and then you have to forget about being afraid. "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

6 " He had a principle: if you lend money and never see the person again, that's money well spent. "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

7 " Nuestros pensamientos forman lo que suponemos que es la realidad "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

8 " —Con la edad se adquiere cierta humildad, Alexander. Mientras más años cumplo, más ignorante me siento. Sólo los jóvenes tienen explicación para todo. A tu edad se puede ser arrogante y no importa mucho hacer el ridículo —replicó ella secamente. "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

9 " La felicidad consiste en alcanzar aquello que hemos esperado por mucho tiempo. "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

10 " In the Chinese language, do you know what the characters for ‘crisis’ are? ‘Danger’ plus ‘opportunity. "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

11 " You're one of a kind, Kate!" Alex said, and smiled.
"We all are, Alexander. "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

12 " كلما كبرت في العمر كلما شعرت بأنني أكثر جهلاً ، وحدهم الشبان يملكون تفسيرات لكل شئ "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

13 " Someone like him who thought more about himself than he did his community, had no place in the tribe. Individualism was thought to be a form of madness, like being possessed by a demon. "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

14 " He had a principle: if you lend money and never see the person again, that’s money well spent. Morgana aroused mixed feelings of fascination "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

15 " He had a principle: if you lend money and never see the person again, that’s money well spent. "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

16 " With age, you acquire a certain humility, Alexander. The longer I live, the more uninformed I feel. Only the young have an explanation for everything. At your age, you can afford to commit the sin of arrogance, and it doesn’t matter much if you look ridiculous,” his grandmother lectured. "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

17 " El individualismo se consideraba una forma de demencia "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

18 " —Los hombres más peligros que he visto por estos lados no son indios, sino traficantes de armas drogas y diamantes, caucheros, buscadores de oro, soldados, y madereros, que infectan y explotan esta región —rebatió el sacerdote y agregó que los indios eran primitivos en lo material, pero muy avanzados en el plano mental, que estaban conectados a la naturaleza, como un hijo a su madre. "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

19 " Vas a conocer la selva más misteriosa del mundo, Alexander. Allí hay lugares donde los espíritus se aparecen a plena luz del día. "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)

20 " De aquí para adelante es territorio mágico, Alexander. "

― Isabel Allende , City of the Beasts (Eagle and Jaguar, #1)