Nadie ha visto nunca a un perro hacer un intercambio justo y deliberado de un hueso por otro con otro perro. Nadie ha visto a un animal que, con gestos y sonidos naturales, indique a otro: esto es mío y esto es tuyo; estoy dispuesto a darte esto a cambio de eso
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ERNESTO SABATO La ceguera también es esto, vivir en un mundo donde se ha acabado la esperanza JOSé SARAMAGO El sufrimiento es impuesto a nosotros una y otra vez hasta que un día seríamos valientes sabios am... SUZY KASSEM Esa pareja equilibrada no es una utopía ; existen tales parejas, a veces incluso en el mismo marco ... SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR «Tomamos una aldea... Buscábamos agua. Entramos en un patio donde habíamos divisado un pozo con c... SVETLANA ALEXIEVICH Llevo un equipaje de silencio. Me he rodeado de un silencio tan hondo y duradero que nunca acierto a... HERTA MüLLER La vida ambulante es la que mejor me conviene. Ir de camino con buen tiempo, por un país hermoso, s... JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU Algunas veces lees un libro, sientes un extraño afán evangelizador y estás convencido de que este... JOHN GREEN Esto sí era rescatar ("liberar de un peligro, daño, trabajo, molestia, opresión,etc.", según el ... 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Es posible. Sigu... JAIME SABINES Las memorias están llenas de caprichos, imágenes de cosas que vivimos y que todavía nos pueden so... PAULO COELHO A veces oigo una música... O una canción... Una voz de mujer... Y allí encuentro lo que he sentid... SVETLANA ALEXIEVICH —Estoy enamorado de ti, y no me apetece privarme del sencillo placer de decir la verdad. Estoy ena... JOHN GREEN Hay algo en el generoso y abnegado amor de un animal que llega directamente al corazón de aquel que... EDGAR ALLAN POE Es mejor soñar una vida que vivirla, aunque vivirla siga siendo soñarla, pero menos misteriosament... MARCEL PROUST Había sido besada unas pocas veces con anterioridad, pero nada como esto. Me sentí electrific... RACHEL HAWKINS Sabrás que no te amo y que te amo puesto que de dos modos es la vida, la palabra es un al... PABLO NERUDA Me prometiste que nunca me follarías, pero ¿qué fue lo de anoche? Ni una palabra, ni un «te quie... SYLVAIN REYNARD Eso también me ha enseñado a no avergonzarme de mis emociones; a admitir que sentir miedo, dolor o... MARIANA PALOVA Ese chico roto en la playa parecía como hace una vida. Los años habían pasado, colegio y la NFL, ... NICOLE WILLIAMS Hay libros que tenemos a nuestro lado veinte años sin leerlos, libros de los que no nos alejamos, q... ELIAS CANETTI Yo no me callo Perdone el ciudadano esperanzado mi recuerdo de acciones miserables,<... PABLO NERUDA No se me importa un pito que las mujeres tengan los senos como magnolias o como pasas de higo;<... OLIVERIO GIRONDO Hay una realidad que demuestra la verdad de un hecho. Porque nuestra memoria y nuestros sentidos son... HARUKI MURAKAMI Para mí, el azul mediterráneo ya no es bonito. La transparencia de sus aguas, tan valorada por los... JONATHAN FRANZEN Mi cuarto esta oscuro, y Etienne envuelve sus brazos a mi alrededor. Escuchamos a la cantante de óp... STEPHANIE PERKINS Dicen que un buen amigo es aquel que sabe recordar y olvidar a un tiempo CARLOS RUIZ ZAFóN ¡Ay, ese niño, cuánto lo quería! ¡Se parecía muchísimo a mi pobre Henry! ¡Pero había decidi... HARRIET BEECHER STOWE Que significa 'amar'? Durante anios he pensado que significa conocer a la otra persona..., conocerla... SáNDOR MáRAI Y de repente es cómo si no existiera nadie más en el mundo que estas dos personas que atraviesan e... SUZANNE COLLINS Es extraño. Había llegado a resignarme tanto a aquella vida sin ella y, sin embargo, si pensaba en... HENRY MILLER Bea dice que el arte de leer se está muriendo lentamente, que es un ritual íntimo, que un libro es... CARLOS RUIZ ZAFóN Insane" es un problema mental congénito, y se considera conveniente tratarlo con una terapia especi... HARUKI MURAKAMI Una mujer merece más que un príncipe azul, más que un rey colmado de oro, más que un poderoso em... MARTíN BALAREZO GARCíA El apócrifo aviso de la columna de 'busco trabajo'-'tengo auto, puedo viajar'- puede servir como ep... ZYGMUNT BAUMAN Yo he visto estos solitarios apretujados en increíbles racimos en los andenes y en los coches del t... ARTURO USLAR PIETRI Pero el tiempo pasa, y dura. Y hay un momento en que todo se estanca. Los días dejan de contarse, l... ARTURO PéREZ-REVERTE Desde que me convertí en el director de este colegio no ha pasado una semana sin que haya recibido ... J.K. ROWLING El día en que te conoci, es un día que nunca jamas olvidare, ya que fue escrito por amor en mi cor... PHILIP T.M Quiero que [mi hijo] conozca el secreto de la felicidad, algo tan sencillo que da la impresión de q... JAMES RHODES —Si alguna mujé blanca lee algún día mi historia, sólo quiero que recuerde esto: que dar las g... KATHRYN STOCKETT —Llegará un día en que todos nosotros estaremos muertos —dije—. Todos nosotros. Llegará un ... JOHN GREEN Prefiero verterme a mí misma en un mundo que amo y entiendo, que tratar de hacer algo de la nada. RAINBOW ROWELL —Pero ¿cómo es posible alejarse de algo y regresar al mismo tiempo? —Resulta fácil. Pien... NEIL GAIMAN Mira a todos a tu alrededor y ve lo que hemos hecho de nosotros y de eso considerado como victoria n... CLARICE LISPECTOR Hay algunas cosas que no se pueden compartir sin terminar unidos, y derrumbar un trol de tres metros... J.K. ROWLING Es mucho más fácil no saber las cosas algunas veces. Las cosas cambian. Los amigos se van. Y la vi... STEPHEN CHBOSKY El corazón que ha encerrado se marchita lentamente y le crece pelo, lo que simboliza su propio desc... J.K. ROWLING Cierro los ojos y me convierto en un barco intrépido, osado e invencible en medio de un mar agitado... NICHOLAS SPARKS La juventud es un engaño -un engaño de la prensa y libros de texto. ¡La mejor época de la vida! ... HERMANN HESSE El Tuíter es un diálogo a solas y un monólogo en compañía. Se conoce a las personas bajo su ros... FRANCISCO HINOJOSA Somos quienes somos por un montón de razones. Quizás nunca conozcamos la mayoría de ellas. Pero, ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY
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SETH ADAM SMITH Love is somthing that can not be explained - the force that drives us to protect the ones we care ... ADAM Good people eat all their veggies and all the fruits, but they still have good grades. I call this, ... ADAM Sometimes the world seems like a big hole. You spend all your life shouting down it and all you hear... ADAM DURITZ Holiday binge-buying has deep roots in American culture: department stores have been associating tur... ADAM DAVIDSON I auditioned in Chicago for Juilliard and didn't get in. I was basically living in a back room o... ADAM DRIVER When I was getting started, I was so busy just fighting my way through, and I was under contract at ... ADAM WEST There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance. ADAM PEATY When you wear a mask and create a character, nothing will pigeonhole you faster. ADAM WEST You may love football, but that doesn't mean you have any business trying to play the sport. It&... ADAM GREEN I can't be a hypocrite as a coach because as a player that's what I wanted. I wanted feedbac... ADAM OATES Once people take ownership over the decision to receive feedback, they're less defensive about i... ADAM GRANT So many people witness atrocities and can't take their eyes away from them, but that doesn't... ADAM LEVINE Stevie Wonder is just one of those guys that completely delivers everything that you want to be true... ADAM LEVINE You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care. ADAM MCKAY I don't want to be an actor, but why not take these opportunities when they come to you? I'm... ADAM LEVINE The main difference between the Prague Spring and the Velvet Revolution was that the former was most... ADAM MICHNIK I've been kind of toying around with the bi thing in my head. I wouldn't ever give myself th... ADAM LAMBERT I was kind of the black sheep with the Disney kids. I was uninterested in making friends with most o... ADAM LAMBERG I like sitting and writing with my buddies. ADAM SANDLER My movies just kind of sneak up on you. I don't have to worry too much about what everybody is g... ADAM SANDLER How many actors have a shot at being a part of something that became a part of pop culture? It's... ADAM WEST Bush already gave obscene tax breaks to people like me and Warren Buffet, and we are saying it's... ADAM MCKAY It is unlikely that we will hit a home run anytime soon but if we are unable to get rid of offensive... ADAM DODEK That's the most amazing thing about writing, whether it's in prose or comics: that you can c... ADAM CHRISTOPHER Historically, diversity has been a real issue for superhero comics - so we need to do something abou... ADAM CHRISTOPHER To be honest, writing comics is a dream come true - the form is unparalleled and is home to some of ... ADAM CHRISTOPHER Our house has a library - it seemed better use of the space than as a dining room! - and I try to sp... ADAM CHRISTOPHER 'The Burning Dark' needs a certain kind of soundtrack - something dark and moody, electronic... ADAM CHRISTOPHER My own writing has perhaps more of an American flavor than a British one, but that's because the... ADAM CHRISTOPHER The appeal of the Golden Age heroes for me is their simplicity, even their naivety - they represent ... ADAM CHRISTOPHER I'm an internet junkie. There, I said it. That's the first step, right? I also have a thing ... ADAM CHRISTOPHER I have feelings that are to the right, and I have feelings that land on the left side of the aisle. ... ADAM CAROLLA I want to work for myself, and I do work for myself. I make plenty of money working for myself. ADAM CAROLLA All's the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a de... ADAM CAROLLA I get depressed at airports. ADAM CAROLLA Of course on air I use occasional hyperbole to tell a story. ADAM CAROLLA There are certain things women are better at than men. ADAM CAROLLA I mean, we sit around and we go, you know, 'Torture doesn't work.' Well, it's been a... ADAM CAROLLA If women built the bridges or were meant to build the bridges, then they would have done it. ADAM CAROLLA When you're doing a radio show, you can express yourself. ADAM CAROLLA I don't think healthcare's a right. The only right you have is the ability to go out on an e... ADAM CAROLLA Well, guys are better at mechanical stuff and women are better at emotional stuff. ADAM CAROLLA Whoever is for higher taxes, feel free to pay higher taxes. ADAM CAROLLA I'm not sexist, I'm just a realist. ADAM CAROLLA The reason why you know more funny dudes than funny chicks is that dudes are funnier than chicks. If... ADAM CAROLLA You don't realize how much you use your credit card not even to buy things. It's a card you ... ADAM CAROLLA If you've driven over to the gay section of Los Angeles, it's like a golf course... Real est... ADAM CAROLLA When you have kids, you instantly feel that you do not want to do them wrong. Those dads that go off... ADAM CAROLLA I cook a little bit. I make a Hungarian dish called chicken paprikash that's out of this world. ... ADAM CAROLLA If in 1989 I said, 'I have an idea: Bottle water and sell it. And charge more than a beer,' ... ADAM CAROLLA