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“Bondi Colectivo, transporte público “Estoy esperando el bondi” Pibe Hombre joven, muchacho “¿Cómo se llama ese pibe?” Chamuyo Mentira “No te creo. Eso es chamuyo” Laburar Trabajar “Hoy no puedo ir. Tengo que laburar”
― Paco Ardit, Spanish Novels: Un Yankee en Buenos Aires

“Para hablar con la gente usa su smartphone. Escribe frases en inglés en Google Translator. Las traduce al español y luego las repite. Así logra hacer algunas preguntas. Pero cuando le responden Brian no entiende nada. La gente en Argentina habla muy rápido. “How am I supposed to learn if everyone keeps talking so fast?”.”
― Paco Ardit, Spanish Novels: Un Yankee en Buenos Aires

“Imagining the future is a kind of nostalgia. (...) You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth, thinking about how you'll escape it one day, and how awesome it will be, and imagining that future keeps you going, but you never do it. You just use the future to escape the present.”
― John Green, Looking for Alaska

“Understanding is the weapon of the Wise. Explore it fearlessly. Use it openly with caution. ☥”
― Luis Marques

“Eventually, they forced her and his two kids—his two kids, mind you, from his first wife who had died—out of the house.”
― Masaji Ishikawa, A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

“Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.”
― Star Wars Sith Code

“So you want a knife, a nice sharp knife. You hone that blade to its limits. It even cuts through stone when you want it to. It saves your life. And then you’re outraged when it cuts you accidentally. You see, knives don’t switch off. And neither do people, not when you hone them to a fine edge.”
― Karen Traviss, Triple Zero

“Order 66: In the event of Jedi officers acting against the interests of the Republic, and after receiving specific orders verified as coming directly from the Supreme Commander (Chancellor), GAR commanders will remove those officers by lethal force, and command of the GAR will revert to the Supreme Commander (Chancellor) until a new command structure is established.”
― Karen Traviss, Order 66

“And I did what I had to do to get to me as well. I don’t regret it. That’s the difference between us. I know what I am, and I embrace it. I’m proud of it. I fought for everything that I have, every bit of what I am. Now that you see what you are, you despise it. You’re ashamed. And look where that’s gotten you.”
― Delilah S. Dawson, Phasma