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“Tenemos la obligación de convertirnos en nuestra propia leyenda" Arcadia de Samantha Devin”
― Samantha Devin, Arcadia: Una tragedia moderna

“Hay algo que se nos escapa a la hora de comprendernos. Siempre existirán lagunas, zonas de sombras que, incluso viviendo en nuestra piel, son un enigma toda nuestra vida" Bilis Negra de Samantha Devin”
― Samantha Devin, Bilis Negra

“Todo lo indispensable causa temor, horroriza; trivializarlo o pretender, como yo hago, que es sólo una cosa más, es al fin y al cabo, humano". Bilis Negra de Samantha Devin”
― Samantha Devin

“-¿Mintiendo, entonces? -pregunté.
-No. Mentir no es lo mismo que actuar. Quien actúa para transformarse ejercita su voluntad. La voluntad requiere un esfuerzo, del esfuerzo surge el cambio.”
― Samantha Devin, Arcadia: Una tragedia moderna

“And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

“But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.”
― Daphne du Maurier

“The books were a private part of me that I carried inside and guarded and didn't talk to anybody about; as long as I had the books I could convince myself I was different from the others and my life wasn't quite as stupid and pointless.”
― MacDonald Harris, Mortal Leap

“The consolation of imaginary things is not imaginary consolation.”
― Roger Scruton

“A writer who says that there are no truths, or that all truth is ‘merely relative,’ is asking you not to believe him. So don’t.”
― Roger Scruton, Modern Philosophy: An Introduction and Survey