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 pay for everything. Even courage, don’t you think? And don’t you think a lot of courage is needed to fight God?
Actually loneliness has a kind of fascination; it's a state of egotistical, inner grace that you can achieve only by standing guard on old, forgotten… - Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Actually loneliness has a kind of fascination; it's a state of egotistical, inner grace that you can achieve only by standing guard on old, forgotten…
- Arturo Pérez-Reverte
What about the future?" "We'll talk about the future when it gets here. - Arturo Pérez-Reverte
What about the future?" "We'll talk about the future when it gets here.
Centuries of make-up that can be smudged by emotion have taught women to control their feelings. - Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Centuries of make-up that can be smudged by emotion have taught women to control their feelings.
...the problem with words is that once spoken, they cannot find their way back to the speaker alone. - Arturo Pérez-Reverte
...the problem with words is that once spoken, they cannot find their way back to the speaker alone.
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, but sometimes sh… - Arturo Pérez-Reverte
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, but sometimes sh…
Never trust a man who reads only one book. - Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Never trust a man who reads only one book.
Becoming a book collector is like joining a religion: it’s for life. - Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Becoming a book collector is like joining a religion: it’s for life.
Chess is all about getting the king into check, you see. It's about killing the father. I would say that chess has more to do with the art of murder … - Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Chess is all about getting the king into check, you see. It's about killing the father. I would say that chess has more to do with the art of murder …
I once wrestled with an angel. He won, but I learned a few things. - Arturo Pérez-Reverte
I once wrestled with an angel. He won, but I learned a few things.
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