“When it comes to misfortune, we are all selfish at heart, offering up the same prayers: not me, not mine. Not yet.”
― Simon Beckett, quote from Written in Bone
“Kiedy los nam nie sprzyja, w głębi serca wszyscy jesteśmy egoistami i wszyscy wznosimy te same modły: tylko nie ja, tylko nie ja, jeszcze nie teraz.”
― Simon Beckett, quote from Written in Bone
“Historia naszego życia, a czasem i śmierci, jest zapisana w kościach.”
― Simon Beckett, quote from Written in Bone
“Jeśli zmarli żyją dalej, to tylko w naszych umysłach i sercach.”
― Simon Beckett, quote from Written in Bone
“Our lives, and sometimes deaths, are stories written in bone.”
― Simon Beckett, quote from Written in Bone
“Z morderstwem jest jak z życiem; i jedno, i drugie jest nieprzewidywalne.”
― Simon Beckett, quote from Written in Bone
Simon Beckett
Born place: in Sheffield, The United Kingdom
Born date April 20, 1960
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“Sei straordinaria" disse piano. È molto egoista da parte mia riuscire solo a pensare che ti voglio solo per me?" Mi misi a balbettare. "Mi vuoi... in... che senso...?" Curvò la bocca in uno strano sorriso. E poi mi baciò.”
― S.J. Kincaid, quote from The Diabolic
“Asıl üzücü olan, aynı evde oturan varlıklı adamın kulağına hiç kimsenin "yalnız kendinizi düşünmeniz yeter artık," diye fısıldamamasıdır. "Ayakkabıcı değilsin sen, çocuklarının sağlığı yerinde, karın bir lokma ekmek için dilenmiyor. Şöyle bir çevrene bak, kunduranı düşünmekten daha insanca bir uğraş bulamaz mısın kendine!”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, quote from Poor Folk
“But folk who have tasted of death are only partly alive. In the dark corners of their souls and minds, death still lurks unconquered.”
― Robert E. Howard, quote from Conan of Cimmeria
“So how on earth can I bring a child into the world, knowing that such sorrow lies ahead, that it is such a large part of what it means to be human?
I'm not sure. That's my answer: I'm not sure.”
― Anne Lamott, quote from Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
“The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea”
― Isak Dinesen, quote from Seven Gothic Tales
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