Lo que me dijiste no cambió mi manera de pensar y te repito que me encantaría ser el compañero de toda tu vida, pero quiero que pienses muy bien si ese hombre soy yo o no. Si tu respuesta es afirmativa, celebraremos la boda dentro de unos días. Si no, yo seré el primero en felicitar a Pedro y pedirle que te dé el lugar que te mereces
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SIMONE ELKELES Si pudiera descubrir porqué se encasillan, podría averiguar por qué yo no lo hago, por qué me he... JACKSON PEARCE Creo que si alguna vez tengo hijos y están disgustados, no les diré que la gente se muere de hambr... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Sólo en tu corazón está "tu propio bien". Muchos de los consejeros son fanáticos del auto-e... VIOLET FLORENCE MARTIN No importa si no te entienden, lo que importa es que tengas el valor de decirlo. JACKSON PEARCE Pero el sufrimiento pasa. Si la vida, que es todo, pasa, por qué no han de pasar el amor y el dolor... FERNANDO SAVATER ¿Ha estado alguna vez enamorado? Horrible, ¿no? Te hace tan vulnerable. Te abre el pecho y el cora... NEIL GAIMAN Cuando yo muera quiero tus manos en mi ojos: quiero la luz y el trigo de tus manos amadas ... PABLO NERUDA El peor tipo de llanto no era el tipo que todos podían ver, los lamentos en las esquinas, el desgar... KATIE MCGARRY No puedo hablar de nuestra historia de amor, así que hablaré de matemáticas. 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MONTGOMERY Cuando me besas, Gwendolyn Shepherd, es como si perdiera el contacto con el suelo. No tengo ni idea ... KERSTIN GIER Desde temprana edad eran conscientes del escaso valor que el mundo daba a los libros, de manera que ... JEFFREY EUGENIDES Algunas veces te levantas de la cama y ya no sabes porqué estás luchando. ¿Estás luchando el dí... EMILIO BUESO ¿Qué más? Es preciosa. No te cansas de mirarla. No tienes que preocuparte de si es más inteligen... JOHN GREEN ¿Te encuentras bien? Tu barco está a punto de undirse. Todavía no has pedido socorro? Has abusado... YUKIO MISHIMA Yo no sé si os habréis dado cuenta, pero a menudo las primeras impresiones son absolutamente equiv... LEMONY SNICKET Porque en los momentos mas tristes hay alguien que llora contigo, sufre porque tu sufres, te entiend... DULCE MARíA —¿Nunca has parado el mundo? —¿Qué es parar el mundo? —Parar el mundo es decidir ... ALBERT ESPINOSA No hay pecas suficientes para todos los «te quiero» que siento cada vez que te miro. Treinta y tre... ALICE KELLEN Porque no vivo ni en mi pasado ni en mi futuro. Tengo sólo el presente, y él es el que me interesa... PAULO COELHO Quizas te sorprenda que me acuerde con tanto detalle de ese dia, de esas horas (...) A mi tambien me... SáNDOR MáRAI Siempre hay un momento, justo antes de empezar a leer, en el que el corazón me da un vuelco y me pr... NICHOLAS SPARKS Toma de la vida todo lo que te dé, sea lo que sea, siempre que te interese y te pueda dar cierto pl... DIEGO RIVERA El libro es jardín que se puede llevar en el bolsillo, nave espacial que viaja en la mochila, arma ... BENITO TAIBO —Si yo bajara en busca de tu alma, ni todos los querubines negros juntos podrían apartarme de ti.... SYLVAIN REYNARD Lo bueno de ser inmortal es que no puedes beber literalmente hasta caerte muerto, como lo hacen los ... CATE TIERNAN Ni siquiera puedo respirar cuando no estamos juntos —susurró ella—. Y eso significa que, cuando... RAINBOW ROWELL En tu abrazo yo abrazo lo que existe, la arena, el tiempo, el árbol de la lluvia, y todo ... PABLO NERUDA Te cuento lo que no me gusta: desde aquí no se ve el óxido, la pintura cayéndose y todo eso, pero... JOHN GREEN Es preciosa. No te cansas de mirarla. No tienes que preocuparte de si es más inteligente que tú, p... JOHN GREEN —Tal vez siempre has sido sabio —dijo Jace—. Recuerdo que cuando te pregunté si querías ser ... CASSANDRA CLARE Y, entonces, en ese instante que tan solo dura un segundo, el cerebro se encarga de abrir la cerradu... AUDREY DRY la admiración por el Padre, símbolo de lo cerrado y agresivo, capaz de chingar y abrir, se transpa... OCTAVIO PAZ -"Me alegro de que hayas cedido. Me alegro de que tu autocontrol no sea tan fueste como el mio." RICHELLE MEAD Y en otros momentos me parece que aquella época está a sólo un palmo de distancia, casi al alcanc... STEPHEN KING —En París, es común reconocer a alguien atractivo. El francés no desvía la mirada como otras c... STEPHANIE PERKINS Si miramos el fuego es porque parpadea, porque resplandece. Lo que atrae nuestra mirada es la luz, p... PATRICK ROTHFUSS Yo no soy tan fuerte. A mi me importa que me entiendan. Hay personas a quienes quiero comprender y q... HARUKI MURAKAMI Yo supe en el momento en que te conocí que había algo en ti que yo necesitaba. Resultó que no era... JAMIE MCGUIRE Yo supe en el momento en que te conocí que había algo en ti que yo necesitaba. Resultó que no era... JAMIE MCGUIRE Si el libro que leemos no nos despierta de un puñetazo en el cráneo, ¿para qué leerlo?… Un lib... FRANZ KAFKA Te pasas toda la vida atorado en el laberinto, pensando en cómo vas a escapar de ahí un día y que... JOHN GREEN Pero el amor, esa palabra... Moralista Horacio, temeroso de pasiones sin una razón de aguas hondas,... JULIO CORTáZAR Por favor, no te enfades conmigo los días en que no te reconozca. Los dos sabemos que llegarán. Pi... NICHOLAS SPARKS Cuando pensaba en él muriendo, que admito que no ha sido muchas veces, siempre pensaba en lo que di... JOHN GREEN Soy el obrero que maneja mi vida, Soy el empleado que rige mi existir y soy el unico ke en mi vida h... RON CHACHAGUA Aspiro a no depender de nadie, ni del hombre que adoro. No quiero ser su manceba, tipo innoble, la h... BENITO PéREZ GALDóS Te cansarás primero que yo. Llegaré a donde quieres llegar antes que tú estés allí -dijo el que... JUAN RULFO -Me has dicho que no dura, que desear ser feliz nunca dura. Así que lo que me haría sentir complet... JACKSON PEARCE icen que a lo largo de nuestra vida tenemos dos grandes amores; uno con el que te casas o vives para... PAULO COELHO Quiero tanto a mi madre... No me importa si es cursi decirlo. Creo que en mi próximo cumpleaños vo... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Ya en el escaparate de la librería localizaste la portada con el título que buscabas. Siguiendo es... ITALO CALVINO «No es que te esté dando órdenes, sino que quiero probar la sinceridad de tu amor en comparación... NICHOLAS SPARKS De lo que hemos dicho se desprende que la tarea del poeta es describir no lo que ha acontecido,... ARISTOTLE Si Ryle en verdad te amara, no permitiría que lo aceptarás de nuevo. Tomaría la decisión de deja... COLLEEN HOOVER No hables nunca de lo que no te importe, si no, oirás cosas que no te gusten. ANONYMOUS Espero curarme de ti en unos días. Debo dejar de fumarte, de beberte, de pensarte. Es posible. Sigu... JAIME SABINES —Alguien dijo una vez que en el momento en que te paras a pensar si quieres a alguien, ya has deja... CARLOS RUIZ ZAFóN A veces se preguntaba si los instintos del ser humano habían cambiado en ese tiempo, y siempre lleg... NICHOLAS SPARKS ¿Sabes lo mas divertido? Lo que es para partirse de risa? Que no es verdad, que ni siquiera lo quie... LEV GROSSMAN La mayoría de nosotros encuentra muy difícil desear el cielo, salvo si esto significa volver a enc... C.S. LEWIS Toro: Hay gente que no sabe lo que es el amor. Pescuezo: ¿Qué es el amor? Toro: …….e... DAVID COTOS William Rackham es lo que podríamos llamar un cristiano ateo supersticioso; es decir, cree en un Di... MICHEL FABER —Dijiste que harías lo que fuera por mi. —Yo moriría por ti, pero si me pides que lo hag... LOLO MAYAYA Si escuchas la canción Asleep, y piensas en esos días en los que hace un clima precioso que te hac... STEPHEN CHBOSKY El universo conspira a favor de los que lo mueven. Y ésos son los que lo paran. ¿Tú quieres mover... ALBERT ESPINOSA No te vayas por un minuto, bienamada, porque en ese minuto te habrás ido tan lejos que yo... PABLO NERUDA —No puedo hablar sobre nuestra historia de amor, así que hablaré sobre matemáticas. No soy una ... JOHN GREEN Cómo me gustaría poder retroceder al año pasado y empezar de nuevo. La vida no te permite hacer e... SIMONE ELKELES Mi padre decía que la primera vez que te enamoras te cambia la vida para siempre, y por más que lo... NICHOLAS SPARKS Una de las mejores razones, si no hubiera otra, para la abolición del dinero, es precisamente que s... EDWARD BELLAMY Entro Kriztina y aquel salon oscuro se inundo de luz. No solamente irradiaba juventud, no. Irradiaba... SáNDOR MáRAI La publicidad es el único trabajo en el que te pagan por hacer las cosas peor de lo que puedes hace... FRéDéRIC BEIGBEDER me habia quedado tambien casi por completo sin contactos con quienes anteriormente mehabia permitido... THOMAS BERNHARD Me encantaría creer en un mundo invisible. Eso destruiría todo el sufrimiento y la presión del mu... CHUCK PALAHNIUK —¿Qué más? Ella es tan hermosa. No te cansas de verla. Nunca te preocupas si es más inteligent... JOHN GREEN —Estoy enamorado de ti, y no me apetece privarme del sencillo placer de decir la verdad. Estoy ena... JOHN GREEN
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LAURA TROTT Elimination race is my thing. I really enjoy that event. LAURA TROTT For all the benefits of being in the public eye, there is the odd downside, too. Twitter goes mad so... LAURA TROTT Cyclists need to help themselves and should not jump red lights. I would ride in London, but I certa... LAURA TROTT When I first started out in cycling, if there were two girls there, that was successful; but now, if... LAURA TROTT The best way for women to get into cycling is to go out in a group, to feel like you're part of ... LAURA TROTT My mum was my inspiration. As cliche as that sounds, she was the reason that we started. She chose c... LAURA TROTT I don't feel like an idol to anybody. I don't feel anybody should look up to me. LAURA TROTT I said back in 2010 when I was rubbish at the European championships, 'If I never win an omnium ... LAURA TROTT It's nice to actually look done-up, because people see a different side of me, the more girly si... LAURA TROTT I think when I first started cycling, it wasn't that popular with kids. I felt almost embarrasse... LAURA TROTT It's all well and good having a women's Tour de France - which I think we need and I think w... LAURA TROTT I am very superstitious. I trod on a wet towel before winning the Junior World Championships, and no... LAURA TROTT I was thinking on the rollers today that, before a race, if I could just pick my brain up and put it... LAURA TROTT Cycling has never felt like a job. To get paid for something that you absolutely love is amazing. I ... LAURA TROTT I wasn't really taught about the value of money. I just learnt it as I grew up, but I do remembe... LAURA TROTT I can get really nervous before a race. People will think this is mad, but sometimes I have got to t... LAURA TROTT I get asked to comment a lot on inequality in cycling, but for me it has never been an issue. Everyt... LAURA TROTT People find it hard to fit exercise into their working-day life. Nine to five jobs take up most of y... LAURA TROTT For 10 days after the Olympics, I couldn't go back to my house because people were sitting outsi... LAURA TROTT You could give the best audition ever and not get the role or not get a callback because you just we... LAURA SPENCER Auditioning is an entirely different part of what we do as actors. LAURA SPENCER When you get to the point where you know the material so well and you know the character so well tha... LAURA SPENCER I graduated from the University of Oklahoma, and I got the opportunity to take some on-camera classe... LAURA SPENCER Children are not a right, they are a privileged obligation. LAURA SCHLESSINGER A typical complaint of married women with children is that their job stress tired them out so that t... LAURA SCHLESSINGER People from the most horrendous of childhoods can have good lives, but it comes down to a very seemi... LAURA SCHLESSINGER I think it was much better when you got on your horse and rode two miles to talk to your neighbor. LAURA SCHLESSINGER Psychology doesn't like to talk about evil. It likes to talk about bad childhoods. But I very mu... LAURA SCHLESSINGER I climb mountains. LAURA SCHLESSINGER I pretty much preach, teach and nag. LAURA SCHLESSINGER Well, the truth is that a lot of people lie about their health, they lie about the finances, they li... LAURA SCHLESSINGER My mother isolated herself from all family and friends for some 20 years. And never met her grandchi... LAURA SCHLESSINGER One thing I've been happy as peach pie about - because I'm all about the children and the ha... LAURA SCHLESSINGER This is all you have. This is not a dry run. This is your life. If you want to fritter it away with ... LAURA SCHLESSINGER It's humbling and enthralling to know your legacy when you're alive. LAURA SCHLESSINGER Women seem not to understand, or underestimate, the profound power they have over their husbands. LAURA SCHLESSINGER I love revenge. LAURA SCHLESSINGER If you're a liberal, anything you say is protected. If you're a conservative, anything you s... LAURA SCHLESSINGER Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its ow... LAURA SCHLESSINGER Men are very emotionally dependent upon women from the day they are born to the day they expire. LAURA SCHLESSINGER Values are principles and ideas that bring meaning to the seemingly mundane experience of life. A me... LAURA SCHLESSINGER My life is what a salmon must feel like. They are always going upstream, against the current. LAURA SCHLESSINGER I generally don't use an iPod for track work, as I'm focusing on heart rate and times. When ... LAURA ROBSON I played my first match aged six. Neither my opponent nor I knew how to score, so our parents had to... LAURA ROBSON I don't remember my first race, but I do recall various school sports days where I became way to... LAURA ROBSON If there is noise against you, then you try to make it seem it is for you. You just have to try to f... LAURA ROBSON I don't just want to be someone who hits the ball 100 per cent every time. You can play with fre... LAURA ROBSON Getting pummelled is better than not playing anything at all. LAURA ROBSON If I don't play well, then it's not the end of the world, because we all learn in tennis tha... LAURA ROBSON I think there are so many phenomenal runners. I grew up watching Cathy Freeman, Kelly Holmes, and Mi... LAURA ROBSON There's a puppy store near where I live. They know me by name in there because I go so often. LAURA ROBSON Art indeed is a term referring to the social source and to the social utility of creative acts. LAURA RIDING If you find something to tell, tell it to your truest, though that make little to tell; the truer yo... LAURA RIDING I believe that misconceptions about oneself that one does not correct where possible act as a bad ma... LAURA RIDING Poetry brings all possible experience to the same degree: a degree in the consciousness beyond which... LAURA RIDING The end of poetry is not to create a physical condition which shall give pleasure to the mind... The... LAURA RIDING I feel an intense intimacy with those who have this loathing interest in me. Further than this, I kn... LAURA RIDING I am not 'in pursuit of truth.' It is not my 'quarry.' I am of my human nature a thi... LAURA RIDING To a poet the mere making of a poem can seem to solve the problem of truth, but only a problem of ar... LAURA RIDING Because most people are not sufficiently employed in themselves, they run about loose, hungering for... LAURA RIDING We live on the circumference of a hollow circle. We draw the circumference, like spiders, out of our... LAURA RIDING I think for a long time I wasn't really out to myself growing up in Omaha, Neb., to a Catholic c... LAURA RICKETTS My hope is that we will inspire more lesbians to get politically engaged. For too long, lesbian wome... LAURA RICKETTS Being a woman and being gay is really a unique position in our society. I know in my experience of a... LAURA RICKETTS I don't really like politics, to be honest. But it's other people making decisions about my ... LAURA RICKETTS When I was 5, I wore a tie, and I wanted to change my name to Larry, which probably tipped my parent... LAURA RICKETTS We all have different perspectives on the world. I'm a woman. I live in Chicago. I'm gay. LAURA RICKETTS I've always gone for the more sensitive, bookish guy, totally. The jock boys, the sporty guys, I... LAURA RAMSEY I personally don't even try to compare New York and L.A. To me, they are just way too different. LAURA RAMSEY The Internet is so big that no one can control anything, really. LAURA RAMSEY When you go in and guest-star on a TV show, they already have their family - everybody pretty much k... LAURA RAMSEY You can always turn a bad kisser into a good one. LAURA PREPON Free love sounds great. LAURA PREPON I moved to Milan when I was 15. I was always looking for something; I never really felt like I belon... LAURA PREPON