Quotes from Carmen Laforet

Cuántos días sin importancia! Los días sin importancia [ … ] me pesaban como una cuadrada piedra gris en el cerebro.

Pentru c? îmi place s?-i privesc pe din?untru... S?-i v?d gândind. Din ce fel de idei sunt f?cute gândurile lor? Åži ce simt ei, atunci când se îndr?gostesc de mine? Adev?ru-i c?, dac? stai s? te gândeÅŸti bine, jocul e cam plictisitor, c?ci au niÅŸte ÅŸiretlicuri copil?reÅŸti, mereu aceleaÅŸi.

It was easy for me to understand this language of blood, pain, and creation that begins with physical substance itself when one is a woman.

Si vieras, a veces tengo miedo de sentir el dualismo de fuerzas que me impulsan. Cuando he sido demasiado sublime una temporada, tengo ganas de arañar... De dañar un poco.

Some creatures are born to live, others to work, others to watch life. I had a small, miserable role as a spectator. Impossible to get out of it. Impossible to free myself. A dreadful grief was the only reality for me then

Estás en medio de la gente, callada, encogida, con aire de querer escapar a cada instante.

Some creatures are born to live, others to work, others to watch life. I had a small, miserable role as spectator. Impossible to get out of it. Impossible to free myself. A dreadful grief was the only reality for me then.

When I left, I had learnt nothing. I took nothing with me. At least, that's what I thought then.