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81 " When he noticed that the patient was awake, he smiled at him."Are you a God or the devil? the dying man once asked him.The stranger shrugged and thought about it."A bit of both", he answered at last."In principle, I'm an atheist," the patient informed him. "Although in fact I have a lot of faith","Like so many. Rest now, my friend. Heaven can wait. And hell is too small for you". "
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón , The Prisoner of Heaven (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #3)
82 " No sé ahora dónde leí una vez que en el fondo nunca hemos sido el de antes, que sólo recordamos lo que nunca sucedió "
83 " we’ve never been who we think we once were, and we only remember what never happened . "
84 " المستقبل لا يأتي بالأمنيات، انما بالاستحقاقات. "
85 " Loco es el que se tiene por cuerdo y cree que los necios no son de su condición. "
86 " —Yo no soy de ningún bando —repuso Fermín—. Es más, las banderas me parecen trapos de colores que huelen a rancio y me basta ver a cualquiera que se envuelva en ellas y se le llene la boca de himnos, escudos y discursos para que me entren cagarrinas. Siempre he pensado que el que siente mucho apego a un rebaño es que tiene algo de borrego. "
87 " Loco es el que tiene por cuerdo y cree que los necios no son de su condición "
88 " escuchaba aquellas elucubraciones con "
89 " It is a scientifically acknowledged fact that any infant a few months old has an unerring instinct for sensing the exact moment in the early hours when his parents have managed to nod off, so he can raise the tone of his cries, thereby ensuring they don't get more than thirty minutes' sleep at a time. "
90 " In Martín's novel, the book that had kept Fermín company all those months, one of the characters swore that the best way of disarming the authorities was to speak to them first before they addressed you. "
91 " Al día siguiente Fermín salió de puntillas para no despertar al padre Valera, que se había quedado dormido en el sofá con un libro de poemas de Machado en la mano y roncaba como un toro de lidia. Antes de partir le plantó un beso en la frente y dejó encima de la mesa del comedor la plata que el cura le había envuelto en una servilleta y colado en la maleta. Luego se perdió escaleras abajo con la ropa y la conciencia limpias, y con la determinación de seguir vivo, al menos, unos cuantos días más. "
92 " Those times, against all expectations, were turning out to be good times. Then he felt afraid, because he knew they couldn’t last long and those stolen drops of happiness and peace would evaporate. "
93 " Ya lo decía Unamuno: que inventen ellos, que nosotros opinaremos. "
94 " It’s the truth . . .’ I lied again. She held my gaze for a few moments, but those were the words she wanted to hear and she finally surrendered to the temptation of believing them. "
95 " هناك أزمنة وأمكنة، أن تكون فيها لا أحد أشرف بكثير من أن تكون فيها أحدا ما. "
96 " ا من أحد يطرح اسئلة عن الشيء الذي يفضل تجاهله. "
97 " That destiny doesn’t do home visits, that you have to go for it yourself? "
98 " Heaven can wait. And hell is too small for you. "
99 " think flags are nothing but painted rags that represent rancid emotions. Just seeing someone wrapped up in one of them, spewing out hymns, badges and speeches, gives me the runs. I’ve always thought that anyone who needs to join a herd so badly must be a bit of a sheep himself. "
100 " One mustn’t dream of one’s future; one must earn it. "