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I knew then that I would devote every minute we had left together to making her happy, to repairing the pain I had caused her and returning to her wh...more

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He believed that life gives us all a few moments of happiness. For some they last hours or days, for a few lucky ones they last for years. The memorie...more

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You don't know what thirst is until you drink for the first time.

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Without further ado I left the place, finding my route by the marks I had made on the way in. As I walked in the dark through the tunnels and tunnels ...more

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Now, back in the reality that always lies in wait among the shadows of the Ensanche quarter, the enchantment was lifting, and all I had was painful de...more

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It's possible, and I stress possible, that such a moment may never come: you may not fall in love, you may not be able to or you may not wish to give ...more

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Silence makes idiots seem wise even for a minute.

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He lost himself in the words and images conjured in his mind and for a while forgot ... He found himself flying among stars and planets ...

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Remember me, even if it's only in a corner and secretly. Don't let me go.

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One loves truly only once in a lifetime, Julian, even if one isn’t aware of it.

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Never trust girls who let themselves be touched right away. But even less those who need a priest for approval.

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I guessed she must be, at most, twenty, but there was something about her manner that made me think she could be ageless. She seemed trapped in that s...more

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The city was asleep, and the bookshop felt like a boat adrift in a sea of silence and shadows.

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The only thing I can recall is that it rained all day and all night, and that when I asked my father whether heaven was crying, he couldn't bring hims...more

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Never before had I felt trapped, so seduced and caught up in a story,' Clara explained, 'the way I did with that book. Until then, reading was just a ...more