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A story is like a letter. Dear You, I'll say. Just you, without a name. Attaching a name attaches you to the world of fact, which is riskier, more hazardous: who knows what the chances are out there, of survival, yours? I will say you, you, like an old love song. You can mean more than one. You can mean thousands. I'm not in any immediate danger, I'll say to you. I'll pretend you can hear me. But it's no good, because I know you can't.

He held out his right hand in the moonlight. From the cut on his wrist the blood was still oozing. Every few seconds a drop fell, dark, almost colourless in the dead light. Drop, drop, drop. Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. . .He had discovered the Time and Death and God.

The fatal poison of irresponsible power was already in her hands, and soon commenced its infernal work. That cheerful eye, under the influence of slavery, soon became red with rage; that voice, made all of sweet accord, changed to one of harsh and horrid discord; and that angelic face gave place to that of a demon.

Todo impulso del sentimiento debe estar dirigido por la razón, y a mi juicio, el esfuerzo debe ser proporcional a lo que se pretende" - Mary

Good-by,'! he said to all those who were kneeling. 'Don't be said. To die is nothing. The only bad thing is to die at the hands of this canalla.

«¡Ay, ay, cómo culpan los mortales a los dioses!, pues de nosotros, dicen, proceden los males. Pero también ellos por su estupidez soportan dolores más allá de lo que les corresponde.

Though at that time men and women tried each other on, casually, like suits, rejecting whatever did not fit. The

Slavery proved as injurious to her as it did to me. When I went there, she was a pious, warm, and tender-hearted woman. There was no sorrow or suffering for which she had not a tear. She had bread for the hungry, clothes for the naked, and comfort for every mourner that came within her reach. Slavery soon proved its ability to divest her of these heavenly qualities. Under its influence, the tender heart became stone, and the lamblike disposition gave way to one of tiger-like fierceness.

Her daughters were eagerly called to partake of her joy. Jane resolutely kept her place at the table; but Elizabeth, to satisfy her mother, went to the window—she looked,—she saw Mr. Darcy with him, and sat down again by her sister.

Mirstīgiem ļaudīm virs zemes maz dienu ir dzīvībai lemtu.Ja kādam ir cietsirdīgs raksturs un cietsirdīgs ir bijis pret citiem,Visi tam novēl tik ļaunu, kamēr tas dzīvo virs zemes,Bet, ja kam krietna ir sirds, ja arī tā domas ir krietnas,Teicamo slavu pa pasauli plašo starp mirstīgiem ļaudīmSvešinieki aiznes un visi to dēvē par cildenu vīru.

Now and again we vary the route; there's nothing against it, as long as we stay within the barriers. A rat in a maze is free to go anywhere, so as long as it stays inside the maze.

was truly a great advantage. I assert most unhesitatingly, that the religion of the south is a mere covering for the most horrid crimes,—a justifier of the most appalling barbarity,—a sanctifier of the most hateful frauds,—and a dark shelter under, which the darkest, foulest, grossest, and most infernal deeds of slaveholders find the strongest protection.

Pemberley,

The ice had broken between us and the gap was widening as the current of my mind carried me swiftly into the open sea.

Some natural tears they dropt, but wiped them soon;The world was all before them, where to chooseTheir place of rest, and Providence their guide:They, hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow,Through Eden took their solitary way.

But it'll be like an old abandoned shell. There's nothing sad about an old shell...

No ha criado la tierra animal más endeble que el hombre entre cuantos respiran y en la tierra se mueven. Ulises

I will say you ... You can mean more than one. You can mean thousands. I'm not in immediate danger, I'll say to you.I'll pretend you can hear me. But its no good, because I know you can't.

São poucas as pessoas de quem eu gosto realmente e mais restrito ainda o número daquelas de quem eu faço um bom juízo. Quanto mais conheço o mundo, maior é o meu descontentamento por ele; e cada dia confirma a minha crença na inconsistência de todos os caracteres humanos e na pouca confiança susceptível de ser depositada na aparência quer do mérito como do bom senso.

write a history, we must know more than mere facts. Human nature, viewed under an introduction of extended experience, is the best help to the criticism of human history.