Me tocaría pensar en algo entonces, algo que supondría deshacernos de las defensas mágicas de la Academia y diez veces más la misma cantidad de guardianes que teníamos aquí. Ah, sí, claro, sin problemas.[pp. 22]
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PAULO COELHO No tenían tiempo para pensar en el futuro. Pero luego las expectativas de vida empezaron a aumentar... JOHN GREEN Así, la suerte de la mujer y la del socialismo están íntimamente ligadas, como se ve también SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR En cierto sentido, la visión del mundo que tenía el Partido se imponía con éxito a gente incapaz... GEORGE ORWELL Muchos de los que viven merecen morir y algunos de los que mueren merecen la vida. ¿Puedes devolver... GANDALS Muchos de los que viven merecen morir y algunos de los que mueren merecen la vida. ¿Puedes devolver... J.R.R. TOLKIEN siete de enero de 1986 me tragué otras cuantas pastillas mágicas del doctor Singh y cogí un avió... PAUL AUSTER Aspiro a no depender de nadie, ni del hombre que adoro. No quiero ser su manceba, tipo innoble, la h... BENITO PéREZ GALDóS Las personas más infelices en este mundo, son aquellas a las que más les importa la opinión de ot... C. JOYBELL C. ¿Ha estado alguna vez enamorado? Horrible, ¿no? Te hace tan vulnerable. Te abre el pecho y el cora... NEIL GAIMAN Pero el sufrimiento pasa. Si la vida, que es todo, pasa, por qué no han de pasar el amor y el dolor... FERNANDO SAVATER Los mortales siempre quieren algo más. Desean dinero, pero en realidad buscan una vida sin preocupa... JACKSON PEARCE La verdad no es realmente más extraña que la ficción, digan lo que digan. La mayoria de la veces ... STEPHEN KING Algo se marchitó de repente muy dentro de su ser: quizá la fe en la perennidad de la infancia. Adv... MIGUEL DELIBES Ningún escritor se convierte en minoritario autor de culto por sí solo. Es el lector, que creye... RAFAEL LECHOWSKI A veces nos vamos para tratar de encontrarnos. Al hacernos mayores nos perdemos. No sabemos qué hac... ÁNGELA BECERRA Ya en el escaparate de la librería localizaste la portada con el título que buscabas. Siguiendo es... ITALO CALVINO Era crédula, aunque lo negara, seguía creyendo en cuentos de hadas, por más que la vida trataba d... MARIANA VIOLANTE Me pilló completamente por sorpresa. Después de todo el tiempo que había pasado con Gale, de obse... SUZANNE COLLINS Los amantes y los locos tienen desbocado el seso, y son dados a forjar fantasías que abarcan más d... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Así pues, tanto las sociedades como los grupos humanos más pequeños pueden tomar decisiones catas... JARED DIAMOND Y todavía los que no murieron bajo las chozas ni se rajaron los huesos bajo los árboles ni se desa... POPOL VUH Las consecuencias de esos procesos nos duelen hasta hoy cada vez que una comunidad originaria debe r... FELIPE PIGNA Lo que quiero conseguir del curso en la universidad es algún conocimiento sobre la mejor manera de ... L.M. MONTGOMERY Y la belleza es una forma de genio más elevada, en verdad, que el genio; no tiene necesidad de expl... OSCAR WILDE Mary me dijo: ahora ya eres una mujer, y eso me hizo llorar. Entonces ella me abrazó y me consoló ... MARGARET ATWOOD -Me has dicho que no dura, que desear ser feliz nunca dura. Así que lo que me haría sentir complet... JACKSON PEARCE A veces la gente necesita mentirse a sí misma más que ninguna otra cosa PATRICK NESS
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RICHELLE MEAD But I couldn't help myself, couldn't help the way I felt as I recalled the bliss and rush of a vampi... RICHELLE MEAD Abe held my gaze a bit longer and then broke into an easy smile. ʺOf course, of course. This is a f... RICHELLE MEAD I don’t belong to anyone. I make my own choices." "And you’re with Adrian," said Dimitri.<... RICHELLE MEAD Even I make mistakes." I put on my brash, overconfident face. "I know it's hard to believe—kind of... RICHELLE MEAD Any life worth living is going to have risks RICHELLE MEAD You're my flame in the dark. We chase away the shadows around each other. RICHELLE MEAD I’m not dangerous,” I breathed. He brought his face toward mine. “You are to me.”... RICHELLE MEAD I'll just love you whether you want me to or not. RICHELLE MEAD God might work on mysterious ways, but hell worked on efficient ones. RICHELLE MEAD Adrian smiled and clasped my hands, taking a few steps toward me. "And as for who you are, you’re ... RICHELLE MEAD Je t'aime Roza...je serais là pour toi. Je ne laisserais jamais rien t'arriver. Et je ne laiss... RICHELLE MEAD What were good and evil, really, but stupid categories? Stupid categories that restricted peopl... RICHELLE MEAD Did you just use juxtaposition in a sentence?" "Yes, Sage" he said patiently. "We use it all t... RICHELLE MEAD But what are loyalty and caring really worth?" "To me? Everything. RICHELLE MEAD I want her to be happy. It's worth sacrificing myself." -Eddie RICHELLE MEAD He's been out for a while," she said. "You ready to take a break?" Hopper could exist in this l... RICHELLE MEAD and afterward, after it was done, it was too much, and I felt like I was going to... I don't know...... RICHELLE MEAD She felt so much emotionally, she would say, that a physical outlet - physical pain - was the only w... RICHELLE MEAD Well...I'm on birth control" I was drinking the water again and choked on it. It took sev... RICHELLE MEAD I should go," I said thickly. "Let me know when you want to start practice again. And thanks for...t... RICHELLE MEAD Call me crazy for asking this, but, um, are Lissa and I going with you?" "No" "No?" "... RICHELLE MEAD Guardian Belikov is the princess's guardian now," said Kirova, "Her sanctioned guardian." RICHELLE MEAD You might be surrounded by clouds, but you'll be like sunshine to me. RICHELLE MEAD You look confused," said Adrian. I shook my head and sighed. "I think I'm just overthinking thi... RICHELLE MEAD They’re waiting for you. Go on in.” Adrian leaned close to Keith’s ear and spoke in an ominous... RICHELLE MEAD Relax, having kids is years away. But can you imagine? Your brains, my charm, our collective good lo... RICHELLE MEAD I loved you!" he yelled. He jumped up out of his chair so quickly I never saw it coming. "I loved yo... RICHELLE MEAD Who is he?" "An idiot, said Adrian. "Makes me look like an upstanding member of society. RICHELLE MEAD Yeah? Can you draw a skeleton riding a motorcycle with flames coming out of it? And I want a pirate ... RICHELLE MEAD You, know I'm the Queen's favorite great nephew, Well, yeah I'm her only great nephew, but that's no... RICHELLE MEAD Don't worry, little dhampir. You might be surrounded by clouds, but you'll always be like sunshine t... RICHELLE MEAD You've asked me out tons of times." "Not really. I've made inappropriate suggestions and freque... RICHELLE MEAD I know how devastated you must be to miss me, but leave a message, and I'll try to ease your agony RICHELLE MEAD That means nothing," said Abe with a shrug. I had a feeling that if I stood and suddenly confessed t... RICHELLE MEAD Hello," I said stiffly. His smile split into a full grin."So nice to see you again." "Alwa... RICHELLE MEAD You think that I'm so manipulative and scheming, Miss Sage? It's all for them. For my loved ones fir... RICHELLE MEAD He smiled willingly. "Well, I always aim to help others in need." "Yeah," a new voice suddenly ... RICHELLE MEAD I expected Abe to yell for everyone to shut up or something like that. Of course, Nathan had been tr... RICHELLE MEAD So, I want to try to spend more time with Dad." Abe glanced at Rose."You see that?" He said. "N... RICHELLE MEAD Who are these people?" my mother asked. "Guess," replied Abe flatly. "Who would be foolish enou... RICHELLE MEAD Well, well, well," I said. "If it isn't the people responsible for unleashing Rose Hathaway on the w... RICHELLE MEAD Abe swept in, resplendent in a gray and yellow suit that coordinated bafflingly well with Adrian's p... RICHELLE MEAD Ah, Belikov," said Abe, shaking Dimitri's hand. "I'd been hoping we'd run into each other. I'd reall... RICHELLE MEAD I have it on good authority there's going to be a new 'gate' opening up soon over on the south side ... RICHELLE MEAD She reached out and touched the bright colors of the cashmere scarf, her face filled with wonder as ... RICHELLE MEAD Was this all part of your plan as my lawyer? I don't recall explosive escapes being part of the lega... RICHELLE MEAD What have you gotten me into?" I hissed at him. "Me? What have you gotten yourself into? Couldn... RICHELLE MEAD Don't fight them anymore.I'm going to go with them." "No. I won't let them take you." "You... RICHELLE MEAD Because it gives him and excuse to be around her--without making it look like he gave in first. That... RICHELLE MEAD You approve?" I asked, spinning around. He slipped an arm around my waist. "Unfortunately... RICHELLE MEAD You forget: I have an addictive personality. I'm addicted to you. Somehow I think you could do all s... RICHELLE MEAD Dimitri. I hadn't known he was here. His eyes were on me too,dark and endless. Only I couldn't ... RICHELLE MEAD I'm sorry." "Be sorry you lied," he said, pressing a kiss to my forehead. "Don't be sorr... RICHELLE MEAD That," I told Tatiana, "is the most fucked-up law I have ever heard. RICHELLE MEAD As he looked at me, he seemed to send a message of his own: that he would still fight for me, that h... RICHELLE MEAD In an undertone, I murmured, "This isn't over. I won't give up on you." "I've given up on you,"... RICHELLE MEAD What are you, Rose Hathaway? Are you real? You're a dream within a dream. I'm afraid touching you wi... RICHELLE MEAD Yeah, that's exactly what I want. To help my girlfriend get her old boyfriend back." He turned away ... RICHELLE MEAD I'll find you. There is no place in this world you can hide from me. I'm watching. Love, Dimitr... RICHELLE MEAD Well, you've finally got a license to kill. It's about time. RICHELLE MEAD You guys didn't really think you could go off on a party weekend without me, did you? Especially her... RICHELLE MEAD I don't know. This college would probably have the same problem the last one did." I frow... RICHELLE MEAD If I could dream, I know I'd dream about you.I'd dream about the way you smell and how your dark hai... RICHELLE MEAD Don't touch her," he growled. There was a note in his voice that would of scared me if it had b... RICHELLE MEAD Checkmate, bitch. RICHELLE MEAD Damn it," I muttered. "What?" asked Adrian. "I hate when you're the sane one... RICHELLE MEAD You're beautiful in battle," said Dimitri. His cold voice carried to me clearly, even above the roar... RICHELLE MEAD Dreams, dreams. I walk them; I live them. I delude myself with them. It's a wonder I can spot realit... RICHELLE MEAD He has no right to threaten my boyfriends. I'm eighteen. An adult. I don't need his help. I can thre... RICHELLE MEAD Sweat isn't a bad thing," he said, leaning his head against the wall thoughtfully. "Some of the best... RICHELLE MEAD It’s okay. Everything’s going to be okay. You can let go of the sword." "I can’t. I can�... RICHELLE MEAD That's pretty hot," he said. "Punching me in the eye?" "Well, no. Of course not. I meant t... RICHELLE MEAD By the way, my name's Rose Hathaway. I'm seventeen years old, training to protect and kill vampires,... RICHELLE MEAD Sometimes you wake up from a dream. Sometimes you wake up in a dream. And sometimes, every once in a... RICHELLE MEAD what's your name?" what?" i asked, squinting at the light. your name." I reconized Dr. Ole... RICHELLE MEAD Don't judge the past by the standards of today. It won't work. They're incompatible. RICHELLE MEAD You were wrong. She really is the new general in town." I smiled back, hoping he wasn't aware o... RICHELLE MEAD And I thought the whole point of my education was that violence IS the answer. RICHELLE MEAD I steeled myself for the next response. I knew it was going to be one of the Zen life lessons. [...]... RICHELLE MEAD I love you, Roza." He kissed me again. "I'll always be here for you. I'm not going to let anything h... RICHELLE MEAD