“It was one of Diego Alatriste's virtues that he could make friends in Hell.” — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Friends Copy Share Image
Because God and the devil could be one and the same thing, and everybody understood it in his own way. — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Devil Copy Share Image
...the problem with words is that once spoken, they cannot find their way back to the speaker alone. — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Language Copy Share Image
She loves you, loathes you, treats you well, then ill. Like a leech or a surgeon's knife, she's double-edged: sometimes she'll cure,… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
You don't choose your friends, they choose you, and you either reject them or you accept them without reservations. — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
Chess is all about getting the king into check, you see. It's about killing the father. I would say that chess has… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Art Copy Share Image
Centuries of make-up that can be smudged by emotion have taught women to control their feelings. — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
“When it comes to politics and women, you have to taste all the sauces, but you must never let either one or… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Politics Copy Share Image
“As for me, all I know is that I know nothing. And when I want to know something, I look it up… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
“...despite my youth I already suspected that it did no harm to keep my ears open. Just the opposite. In life, danger… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Good sense Copy Share Image
The world is full of banks and rivers running between them, of men and women crossing bridges and fords, unaware of the… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Bridges Copy Share Image
“I have spent my whole life trying to preserve a certain idea of myself, and that is all. You have to cling… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Life Copy Share Image
Of all the universal lies she accepted unquestioningly, the happy ending was the most absurd. The hero and heroine lived happily ever… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Absurd Copy Share Image
“What happens is that Fate, which enjoys spicing things up with a dash of the unforeseen, determines that everything must have an… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Destiny Copy Share Image
You’ve just mentioned the price that has to be paid…Pride, freedom…Knowledge. Whether at the beginning or at the end, you have to… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Courage Copy Share Image
One is never alone with a book nearby, don't you agree? Every page reminds us of a day that has passed and… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
“For the minister, who was far from considering himself a radical on questions of ethics, not all scoundrels were equal; their degree… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Minister Copy Share Image
“It seemed to Don Jaime that you could find in the memory of every man the bittersweet shadow of a woman.” — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Bittersweet Copy Share Image
“And then it struck her that life was sometimes so beautiful that it didn't seem like life at all.” — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Beautiful Copy Share Image
“You make a pact with life and death: so many years as a king, and then...Say what you will, dirty money spends… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Death Copy Share Image
“Gracias a usted ya no puedo creer en las certidumbres de los que tienen una casa, una familia, unos amigos.” — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Amigos Copy Share Image
“It really doesn't bother me," she said. "I've always thought it stupid to try to hide your age, or to pretend to… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Age Copy Share Image
“He'd have given a rare incunabulum, in good condition, to punch the face of whoever was writing this ridiculus script.” — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
“Then she leant over and kissed him very slowly, with infinite tenderness. As if she had had to wait an eternity to… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
“Love, Don Jaime, love," he went on after a moment of sad reflection. "That is the only thing that can make us… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Enslavement Copy Share Image
“Films are for everyone, collective, generous, with children cheering when the cavalry arrives. And they're even better on TV: two can watch… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Books Copy Share Image
“Fucking incredible! Four miles in five minutes, with a slight maneuver to avoid an oil barge anchored halfway in. And when the… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
Actually loneliness has a kind of fascination; it's a state of egotistical, inner grace that you can achieve only by standing guard… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
“He was laughing under his breath, like a cruel wolf, as he leaned over to light his last cigarette. Books play that… — Arturo Perez-Reverte Books Copy Share Image
“That was the problem with modern day witches , thought Corso : they didn't have any secrets . Everything was out in… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
“[L]ife is like an expensive restaurant where, sooner or later, someone always hands you the bill, which is not to say that… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Food Copy Share Image
“You can get used to anything, especially when you have no option. If you have to pay, you pay; it's just a… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Attitude Copy Share Image
“As far as cheating goes , you have illustrious predecessors . Theseus escaped from the labyrinth thanks to Ariadne's thread , Jason… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Cheating Copy Share Image
“Don Jaime relied on this to conserve what he defined as serenity: peace of mind and soul, the only fragment of wisdom… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Human imperfection Copy Share Image
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