“She could hear them giggling when she was already halfway down the block, but she pretended to be deaf; she didn’t care. She had calluses from being teased so much.” — Pedro Lemebel Copy Share Image
“And he says that everything, absolutely everything, is a question of aesthetics and color. That people aren’t really unhappy with you or your government.… — Pedro Lemebel Copy Share Image
“She could hear them giggling when she was already halfway down the block, but she pretended to be deaf; she didn’t care. She had… — Pedro Lemebel Copy Share Image
“Nothing is perfect, she told herself, as she closed the door and put the flowers in water, opening the faucet all the way so… — Pedro Lemebel Copy Share Image
“So lonely, so trapped within his own cocoon that he can’t even cry without a spectator to appreciate the effort it takes to shed… — Pedro Lemebel Copy Share Image
“This is just the beginning of some kind of end, she said, as if she were speaking to the cloudy aquarelle of the city,… — Pedro Lemebel Copy Share Image
“Clutching the tablecloth tightly under her arm, the Queen felt for the second time that day a wave of dignity that made her lift… — Pedro Lemebel Copy Share Image
“Her sentimental sissy eyes watched as they turned her virginal tablecloth embroidered with so much love into a mayhem of murder and drool. Her… — Pedro Lemebel Copy Share Image
“Spring had come to Santiago as it did every year, but this one arrived with splashes of violent graffiti in vibrant colors on the… — Pedro Lemebel Copy Share Image
“When the only thing she wanted was for him not to show her some of that notorious respect. For him to throw himself on… — Pedro Lemebel Copy Share Image
“No woman had ever managed to stir up such a storm inside his head. Not one had ever been capable of making him lose… — Pedro Lemebel Copy Share Image
“Pink clouds of plum blossoms and their magnificent aroma languished in their wake, leaving a snow-drift of petals stuck to the windshield. They look… — Pedro Lemebel Copy Share Image
