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“Oh,” Lewis said, “well if you won’t let us then— Wait…wait a minute.… I’m looking at my shoulder patch and it turns out I’m the commander. Sit tight. We’re coming to get you.” “Smart-ass.”
― The Martian
― The Martian

“Yes Headwoman Azaze. But I never lie to Rosethorn. She, um, discourages it."
"Evvy and I have an understanding." She grabbed the teakettle and poured hot water into the mug. "She tells me the truth, and I don't hang her in the first well we come to. It's a solution that works tolerably well for both of us.”
― Melting Stones
"Evvy and I have an understanding." She grabbed the teakettle and poured hot water into the mug. "She tells me the truth, and I don't hang her in the first well we come to. It's a solution that works tolerably well for both of us.”
― Melting Stones

“Así, cuando asistieres a un festín en que abunden los dones de Baco, si una muchacha que te atrae se coloca cerca de ti en el lecho, ruega a este padre de la alegría, cuyos misterios se celebran por la noche, que los vapores del vino no lleguen a trastornar tu cabeza. Allí te será permitido dirigir a tu bella insinuantes discursos con palabras veladas que no escaparán a su perspicacia y se los aplicará a sí misma; escribe en la mesa con gotas de vino dulcísimas ternuras, en las que tu amiga adivine tu pasión avasalladora, y clava en los suyos tus ojos respirando fuego: un semblante mudo habla a las veces con singular elocuencia.”
― Arte de amar / Remedios de Amor
― Arte de amar / Remedios de Amor

“Cruelty is older than the Bible. Savagery beat its chest in the first human summer and has kept beating it every day since. The worst in men is commonplace. The best is a far rarer thing.”
― The Drop
― The Drop

“You know, Ava, it’s good to be smart, but kindness is more important.”
― The Boston Girl
― The Boston Girl
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