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“Il y a une chose aussi grave que le terrorisme ou l’horreur de l’acte. C’est la facilité avec laquelle nous nous habituons à ce genre de nouvelles.”

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“Va-t’en, mon amour, a-t-il dit. Laisse-moi. Moi, je ne peux pas partir, mais toi oui, tu peux échapper à tout ça, à moi, à eux. Il n’y a rien, Rosario, ce sont des champs de mort et de folie. Je suis la porte qui mène à ce néant et que je ne peux pas fermer. Il n’y a rien à chercher, rien à comprendre. - Je ne te quitterai jamais. Demande-moi autre chose. - Si tu ne pars pas, alors ne me laisse pas seul. Même si tu meurs, Hante moi comme un fantôme, haunt me. - Evidemment. Je ferais n’importe quoi pour toi.”

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Book:Nuestra parte de noche
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“Cet homme, qui ne peut pas être mon père, doit partir, pensa Gaspar. - Je suis vidé. - Non. Non. Je veux que tu me dises où est mon père. - Il est là. Il est toujours là. Gaspar entendit ses pas approcher et leva son bras qui n’était pas blessé. Ne me fais plus mal, je t’en supplie, dit-il. Juan s’assit par terre, à côté de lui. Gaspar renifla son odeur, la reconnut. - Tu es ce que j’aime le plus au monde, Gaspar. - Alors qu’est-ce qui t’arrive ? Tue-moi, papa, s’il te plaît, je n’ai pas peur.”

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Book:Nuestra parte de noche
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“By Jove, it's great! Walk along the streets on some spring morning. The little women, daintily tripping along, seem to blossom out like flowers. What a delightful, charming sight! The dainty perfume of violet is everywhere. The city is gay, and everybody notices the women. By Jove, how tempting they are in their light, thin dresses, which occasionally give one a glimpse of the delicate pink flesh beneath! "One saunters along, head up, mind alert, and eyes open. I tell you it's great! You see her in the distance, while still a block away; you already know that she is going to please you at closer quarters. You can recognize her by the flower on her hat, the toss of her head, or her gait. She approaches, and you say to yourself: 'Look out, here she is!' You come closer to her and you devour her with your eyes. "Is it a young girl running errands for some store, a young woman returning from church, or hastening to see her lover? What do you care? Her well-rounded bosom shows through the thin waist. Oh, if you could only take her in your arms and fondle and kiss her! Her glance may be timid or bold, her hair light or dark. What difference does it make? She brushes against you, and a cold shiver runs down your spine. Ah, how you wish for her all day! How many of these dear creatures have I met this way, and how wildly in love I would have been had I known them more intimately. "Have you ever noticed that the ones we would love the most distractedly are those whom we never meet to know? Curious, isn't it? From time to time we barely catch a glimpse of some woman, the mere sight of whom thrills our senses. But it goes no further. When I think of all the adorable creatures that I have elbowed in the streets of Paris, I fairly rave. Who are they! Where are they? Where can I find them again? There is a proverb which says that happiness often passes our way; I am sure that I have often passed alongside the one who could have caught me like a linnet in the snare of her fresh beauty.”

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Book:Selected Short Stories
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