El asedio Quotes

“Lolita has no illusions. She is not one to be dazzled by a man’s bearing, by delicate hands, a fashionable frockcoat or a dashing uniform. Her father brought her up to be constantly aware of who she is, something that allows her to meet the attentions of gentlemen with a polite, somewhat reserved attitude. An affected indifference which conceals her distrust. Like the accomplished duelist who, without any fuss, turns his profile to his adversary to reduce the chances of being hit by a bullet.”
― Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Siege

“la libertad del hombre no es sino la necesidad contenida en su interior.”
― Arturo Pérez-Reverte, El asedio

“There are times when I am ashamed to be a man.”
― Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Siege: Winner of the 2014 CWA International Dagger

“The people need education,’ Lolita Palma interjects. ‘Without it, there can be no patriotism.”
― Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Siege: Winner of the 2014 CWA International Dagger

“The problem with this war is not the war itself, it is the mayhem it brings.”
― Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Siege: Winner of the 2014 CWA International Dagger

“Imagination may lead one along the right path, but sometimes it makes one go astray. Besides, it is wise to be wary of drawing on one’s reserves of knowledge, of piling information on to the facts and obscuring them.”
― Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Siege: Winner of the 2014 CWA International Dagger