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Quotes About Temptation

It was a well-known fact that the richness of buttery foods led to the moral ruin and confusion of the intellect.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Those were the words she wanted to hear and she finally surrendered to the temptation of believing them.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Don't you feel like a little glass of rum? It's Cuban, like all the good stuff that kills you.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
We're all whores, sooner or later.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
El dinero es como cualquier otro virus: una vez que pudre el alma del que lo alberga, parte en busca de sangre fresca.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Funny people, the Swiss," he said. "While the rest of us hide our sins, they stuff theirs with liqueur, wrap them in silver paper, add a ribbon, and sell them at the price of gold. The prefect has just sent me a huge box of chocolates from Zurich
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
O caminho para o Inferno é feito de boas intenções.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
And what am I to do? Well, that depends. Do you like the girl? Like her? I don't know. How do you know if...? It's very simple. Do you look at her furtively and feel like biting her? Biting her? On her backside, for example.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Cuanto más se le intenta ocultar algo a un niño, más empeño pone este en encontrarlo, ya sea un dulce o una postal de coristas descocadas dándoles vuelo a sus encantos.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
We're all whores, sooner or later. I mean
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
No tenía sueño, ni ganas de tentarlo.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Quelle erano le parole che voleva sentirsi dire, e alla fine cedette alla tentazione di crederci.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Inimene ei tea, kui palju ahnust tema südames peitub, enne kui on kuulnud hõbeda meelitavat kõlinat oma taskutes.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
All money is dirty. If it were clean nobody would want it.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
En las manos equivocadas, éste podría ser un instrumento para el mal." Edmond lo examinó fascinado e intrigado. "Es una gota de sangre del último dragón," murmuró el emperador. "El secreto de la inmortalidad.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
CLARA'S NAKED BODY LAY STRETCHED OUT ON WHITE SHEETS that shone like washed silk. Maestro Neri's hands slid over her lips, her neck, and her breasts.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Fumul albastru al È›ig?rii îi înv?luia chipul. Buzele îi str?luceau stacojii, umede, sângerând urme pe filtrul pe care-l È›inea între ar?t?tor ÅŸi inelar.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Remember: warm heart, cold mind. The seducer's code.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
No es uno plenamente consciente de la codicia que se esconde en su corazón hasta que oye el dulce tintineo de la plata en el bolsillo.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
and you decide you want to learn how to rob a bank, or how to set one up, which is much the same thing, come and see me...
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Cuando le ofrecí este don, apelé a la codicia de la mente para tentarle. Quiero que acepte también este humilde amuleto, que tal vez algún día apelará a la sabiduría de su alma si el precio de la ambición es demasiado alto…".
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
It was a well-known fact that the richness of buttery foods led to moral ruin and confusion of the intellect.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
It's the truth . . .' I lied again. She held my gaze for a few moments, but those were the words she wanted to hear and she finally surrendered to the temptation of believing them.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Nulla è difficile da credere come la verità e, al contrario, niente è più seducente della forza della menzogna quanto maggiore è il suo peso.
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon