

“He recognized her immediately when he saw her again. And what he recognized was her energy, which seemed to precede her. As if her spirit were thrusting itself forward, into the unknown; dazzled, charmed, challenged, hopeful, happy to be energized by the mysterious, loving the adrenaline rush of surprise.”
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“Photography is all about secrets. The secrets we all have and will never tell.”
― The Memory Keeper's Daughter
― The Memory Keeper's Daughter

“La vida le había enseñado que la cosa no era tan fácil, que son pocos los que pasándose de listos logran realizar sus deseos a costa de lo que sea, y que obtener el derecho de determinar su propia vida le iba a costar más trabajo del que se imaginaba.”
― Como agua para chocolate
― Como agua para chocolate

“On Saturday, he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon
That night he had a stomach ache.”
― The Very Hungry Caterpillar
That night he had a stomach ache.”
― The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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