No te necesitaba, idiota. Te he elegido. Y luego tú me has elegido a mí. Y esto es como una promesa. Al menos por esta noche. En la salud y en la enfermedad. En lo bueno y en lo malo. En la riqueza y en la pobreza. Hasta que el amanecer nos separe.
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FRANKL —En París, es común reconocer a alguien atractivo. El francés no desvía la mirada como otras c... STEPHANIE PERKINS Lo bueno de ser inmortal es que no puedes beber literalmente hasta caerte muerto, como lo hacen los ... CATE TIERNAN Rue,, la niña que, cuando le preguntas por lo que mas ama en el mundo, contesta que la musica, nada... SUZANNE COLLINS pero el amor puede transformar en belleza y dignidad lo que es grosero, deforme y vulgar. El amor ve... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Aprietas los dientes. Miras al techo. Te dices a ti misma que si te ven llorando, sufrirán, y solo ... JOHN GREEN Y la moraleja de esta historia es que no recuerdas lo que pasó. Lo que recuerdas se convierte en lo... JOHN GREEN Estoy en este estacionamiento pensando que nunca he estado tan lejos de casa, y aquí esta la chica ... JOHN GREEN Los amantes y los locos tienen desbocado el seso, y son dados a forjar fantasías que abarcan más d... 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Los menos hábiles, carentes de palabras y frase... MARGUERITE YOURCENAR - ¿Sabe que es lo peor de todo? Lo miré. No supe qué decir. - Que la voy olvidando. EDUARDO SACHERI La memoria es como libro en el cual se escribe toda nuestra vida. Algunas veces deseamos cerrarlo y ... AUDREY DRY Formar parte de la minoría, aunque fuese una minoría de uno solo, no te convertía en loco. Había... GEORGE ORWELL Ese chico roto en la playa parecía como hace una vida. Los años habían pasado, colegio y la NFL, ... NICOLE WILLIAMS Es la hora, amor mío, de apartar esta rosa sombría, cerrar las estrellas, enterrar la ceniza en la... PABLO NERUDA El tiempo no es algo externo a nosotros, vive en nuestro interior. Sólo nosotros vivimos el pasado,... SIRI HUSTVEDT En ese momento me di cuenta de que el anochecer es solo una ilusión, porque el sol sigue estando pr... NICHOLAS SPARKS En lo más profundo del prado, allí, bajo el sauce, hay un lecho de hierba, una almohada verde... 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STEPHEN KING Me pregunto si la gente se da cuenta de lo pequeño y cerrado que es el mundo en el que vivimos. Pod... MARIAM PARRA Me abrazo a la almohada. Pido, aunque ya sé que no me será concedida, una noche tranquil... MILENA BUSQUETS Así, la suerte de la mujer y la del socialismo están íntimamente ligadas, como se ve también SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR En una cruz a Cristo vi Cuando Él por mí sufrió; Los ojos Él fijó en mí Cuando Él allí muri�... C.J. MAHANEY Yo he visto estos solitarios apretujados en increíbles racimos en los andenes y en los coches del t... ARTURO USLAR PIETRI nose si te pasa a ti .. pero cada dia.. mi mundo como que se detiene por unos segundos.. y mi imagin... DAVID MATEOS «Tomamos una aldea... Buscábamos agua. Entramos en un patio donde habíamos divisado un pozo con c... SVETLANA ALEXIEVICH Que significa 'amar'? Durante anios he pensado que significa conocer a la otra persona..., conocerla... SáNDOR MáRAI Piensa en eso, en eso que perdiste y quieres volver a tener, en eso que fuiste, eres y quieres ser, ... ED HERNANDEZ
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