Quotes from Noah Gordon

Lo que habían intercambiado no era amor; Rob lo sabía. Sin embargo, había sido tan buen sustito del amor

Ciertamente el bien y la misericordia me seguirán todos los días de mi vida y en la casa del Señor moraré por largos días.

God is in each of us. But we must give Him permission to come out.

Un libro se puede quemar o perder, pero, cuando uno se lo aprende, el libro ya forma parte de su persona y los conocimientos duran tanto como él.

Fumum Vendidi

Rob J. teve um breve pesadelo de médico, imaginando o som de 122.000 homens tossindo ao mesmo tempo.

He felt the same way about pulling teeth as he did about amputating limbs, hating to take away something he was never going to be able to put back.

Inside the wall were the large homes of the wealthy, with terraces, orchards, and vineyards. Pointed arches were everywhere—arched doorways, arched windows, arched garden gates.

The meal was simple and excellent, sliced cucumbers with mint and heavy soured milk, a light pilah prepared with bits of lean lamb and chicken, stewed cherries and apricots, and a refreshing sherbet of fruit juices.

La bestia aprovechó para morderle el antebrazo. El mordisco no le rasgó la piel, pero le ocasionó un desagradable moretón púrpura que le duró varios días, momento en el que decidió bautizarla. Le puso Bitch, como les decían en su lengua a las putas.

yo creo que todos los movimientos, todas las grandes organizaciones, de este mundo, son mentiras y ganancias para alguien. Yo lo que creo es que la gente deberia causar el menor daño posible a los demas seres humanos

Just on the brink of danger, not before, God and the Doctor we alike adore; The danger passed, both are alike requited; God forgot and the Doctor slighted.

Y que es lo que vendeis? -pregunto Rob a los judíos- Pues un poco de esto y un poco de aquello. Rob quedo encantado con la respuesta.

They say some are born healers. Selected." The Jew smiled at him. "Of course, others are simply lucky," he said.

To hold a human soul in the palm of your hand like a pebble. To feel somebody slip away, yet by your actions to bring her back! Not even a king had such power. Selected.

repelente de subo

desmenuzó unas hojas de lechuga y escarola, partió un tomate, revolvió unos huevos en la sartén, tostó rebanadas de pan congelado y sirvió la cena

she found that she was sweating and exhausted, and when she came to a large granite rock that projected from the bank into the water, she sat on it. She studied

He remembered Barber when he was gentle and when he was not; his tender pleasure at preparing and sharing food, and his selfishness; his patience in instruction, and his cruelty; his raunchiness, and his sober advice; his laughter, and his rages; his warm spirit, and his drunkenness.

Rob dio al niño el nombre judío de Mirdin ben Jesse

Michael held his hand as he hallucinated, talking to some of the people who had left footprints on his memory when they had walked across his life.

Vejo a separação entre a vida e o paraíso como um rio. Se muitas pontes cruzam o rio, será que Deus se importa qual delas escolheremos?

distinguished but run-down house on Brattle Street in Cambridge. R.J. had viewed it with disinterest. It

When they left behind all houses and the stink of too many people and stopped for an especially lavish breakfast cooked by the side of a noisy stream, each agreed that a city was not the finest place to breathe God's air and enjoy the sun's warmth.