To bring about similarity among people in the world, to apportion to people, if possible equally, the conditions of temporality, is indeed something that preoccupies worldliness to a high degree. But even what we may call the well-intentioned worldly effort in this regard never comes to an... [continue to read »]
She again rubbed a match on the wall, and the light shone round her; in the brightness stood her old grandmother, clear and shining, yet mild and loving in her appearance. "Grandmother," cried the little one, "o take me with you; I know you will go away when the match burns out; you will vanish... [continue to read »]
"A moth?" "Not a moth, a figurehead!" "What is a figurehead?" "Ancient sailors carved a human figure on the bow of the ships, and it had the task to protect them. At the beginning they were only enormous eyes, that allowed the ship to see the route. Then they transformed them in woman divinity... [continue to read »]
Dear Beatrice, how are you? The other day I saw you again at school, I smile and you smiled me back. I don't know if you remember. Here, that's me. The one with the crazy hair: Leo. I am writing because I want to be with you in this moment. I don't know what to say in certain circumstances. If I... [continue to read »]
[...] You don't want others to see your weakness. You are afraid that they would laugh. But what escapes you is that I look at you closely. I have chosen you. I love you. I want to live with you. Someone once said that "I love you" is synonymous of "it's nice that you exist as you are, and if I... [continue to read »]
'It's odd,' says the warrior of light to himself. 'I have met so many people who, at the first opportunity, try to show their very worst qualities. They hide their inner strength behind aggression; they hide their fear of loneliness behind an air of independence. They do not believe in their own... [continue to read »]
Lazarus would have gotten up because this would have been the God wish, but in that moment, last and final, Mary Magdalene puts down a hand on Jesus shoulder and says, Nobody has completed many sins while still alive in order to deserve to die two times, at that point Jesus lets the arm fall... [continue to read »]
"I only have a month left, perhaps two, with luck. One of us has to get out of here, Julián. You have more going for you than I do. I don't know whether you'll find Penélope. But Nuria is waiting for you."
"Nuria is your wife."
"Remember the deal we made. The day I die, all that was once mine... [continue to read »]
Albus Dumbledore:"Do you know why can't Quirinus Quirrell stand you touching him, in the basement?" [Harry says no with the head]"Itwas because of your mother. She sacrificed herself for you, and something like this leaves the mark." [Harry touches his scar] "No, no. It's not a visible mark. It... [continue to read »]
For years I've been fleeing without knowing what from. I thought that if I ran further than the horizon, the shadows of the past would move out of my way. I thought that if I put in enough distance, the voices in my mind could be silenced for ever. I returned at last to the secret beach facing... [continue to read »]