“I read the books very quickly, and might have missed something,” said Bethel, “Did Hermione give Ron a handjob?” “This is too vulgar,” said Amaryllis. “And no, she didn’t.” “It’s implied in the text,” began Valencia. “Is it?” asked Amaryllis in disbelief. Valencia huffed. “Well, you have to understand that the books were written for children, but given that sexual curiosity is completely normal in the early and late teens, their close proximity with one another, their history of dating others, then yes,” said Valencia. She folded her hands. “The lack of explicit sexual activity probably has more to do with the marketing of the books and the social mores of both the author and audience.” SexAnalysisHarry PotterRon WeasleyHermione GrangerValenciaJuniper SmithBethelAmaryllis PenndraigChapter 149 Book:Worth the Candle Source: Worth the Candle
“Spanish rain, A maiden’s dress, Apothecary pills And ancient thrills; Melancholy kills A girl’s caress.” LoveGirlWomenRainWineMedicineWomanMelancholySpainPillsNovemberSpanishCaressRomanRoman PaynePharmacy2012MelancholiaApothecaryValencia Author:Roman Payne
“Spanish rain, A maiden’s dress, Apothecary pills And ancient thrills; Melancholy kills A girl’s caress. (—Roman Payne; Valencia, Spain, November 2nd 2012)” LoveGirlRainWineMedicineWomanMelancholySpainPillsNovemberSpanishCaressRomanRoman PaynePharmacy2012MelancholiaApothecaryValencia Author:Roman Payne
“A l’hora del record seràs València, una ardent mira d’obres i raó. Trobarem que si ens queda la cançó, en ella et sorprendrà nostra insistència. Potser també la més tibant ciència, aquella d’acomplir-te amb passió, vindrà a nosaltres, regne de saó, per aclamar ta dolça transcendència. O sentirem per fi que ni la mort no aturarà les nostres mans antigues, avesades a esforç, a presentalles. Llavors! Quan vença l’hora del conhort! Quina prova de pes en les espigues i quin amor segur hi haurà a les dalles!” CatalàPoesia CatalanaValencia Book:Antologia poètica Source: Antologia poètica
“Hi ha ciutats secundàries que ja no són les ames del seu destí però amaguen en els seus carrers el tresor d’un gegant vençut. València és una d’elles. Amb el pas del temps el desdeny propi i alié les reduïx a tòpic. El tòpic preval com a mantra i sosté interpretacions fal·laces. Hi ha una resposta majoritària, la de propagar frases fetes. Era i és tan comú que mai va ser la meua. Les ruïnes no eren un decorat de ficció. El veïnat fugia, callava, mirava cap a un altre costat. Contràriament, les pedres exhalaven l’empremta d’una derrota per incompareixença.” CiudadValencia Book:Noruega Source: Noruega
“Aquella deixadesa institucionalitzada era la bandera de les classes populars, la seua absència de gust pel debat, la criminalització de tot discurs crític i intel·lectual. Aquella aversió no permetia aprofundir ni per descomptat alimentar detalls metafísics que sostingueren la ciutat en un nivell hermenèuticament superior. Tot pegava voltes als tòpics: l’himne, la paella, les falles, la ressaca del conflicte idiomàtic, la misèria moral que emanava de les restes del franquisme. La València literària era una mòmia dissecada, un manual de trinxeres. La il·lustració havia passat de puntetes per davant dels nostres nassos, deixant-nos una ciutat arrasada i servil que es delectava en el seu espill; una ciutat cegada per la llum, la força de les aparences, l’instint de felicitat gregària. Al final aplegava a una conclusió: aquella màscara era una altra variant suïcida de la melancolia.” CiudadMelancoliaValencia Book:Noruega Source: Noruega
“Seville never had a rich chess tradition. Valencia is entirely different, it is enough to say that one of the city squares is named after me.” DifferentEnoughCitiesRichTraditionChessSquaresSevilleValencia Author:Anatoly Karpov
“When I was at Valencia my wife said that we would win the league. She was right and to mark the occasion she asked me for a new watch. I bought her the watch, but then she said that we would win the UEFA Cup and that when we did she wanted another watch. Now she says that we will win the Champions League and that she will want an even more expensive watch. My wife has a lot of confidence and a lot of watches.” WantSaidWantedWinningWatchesWifeMarkMy WifeCupsOccasionsLeagueChampionExpensiveChampions LeagueWe Will WinValencia Author:Rafael Benitez
“My family belongs to a tennis club in Valencia, California, so I always go there. I play a lot of tennis with my dad and swim. And I like to go to the gym there.” PlayDadMy FamilyMy DadClubsCaliforniaTennisSwimGymValencia Author:Ashley Tisdale
“This is the United spirit: you can play everywhere. If you want to win, you have to accept it. You can see Antonio Valencia playing right-back as well. Only because United play like a team. The team is the star, not only one player, that’s why you can put me and Michael Carrick at centre-back; we’re going to win because it’s the team effort and team spirit. That’s why I’m confident. I’ve said that from the beginning – in six years playing here – the Man United spirit… no one team has got that spirit. This is United. This is why I’m so proud to play here.” IfsMenWantYearsWellsSaidPlaySpiritWinningStarsUnitedEffortAcceptingPlayerTeamHe ManProudSixCentreTeam SpiritAntonioTeam EffortMan UnitedValencia Author:Patrice Evra
“After 10 weeks away from Formula One, when they started the engine here at Valencia and everything was vibrating, I found myself sitting in the RB7 and smiling.” FoundWeekSittingFormulasEnginesFormula OneValencia Author:Sebastian Vettel
“But there was something psychological happening there that was just a little bit different. And the other thing was, there was no stigma. Kids weren't going into the 'Center-for-Kids-That-Need-More-Help' or something like that. It was 826 Valencia.” NeedsLittlesDifferentHelpingKidsBitsLittle BitHappeningsPsychologicalStigmaValencia Author:Dave Eggers