Мелкиадес бил в смъртта, но се завърнал, защото не можал да понесе самотата.

“Anda, niña- le dijo temblando de rabia-: dinos quién fue.Ella se demoró apenas …”

“The move to Arcata was seen by my grandparents as a journey into forgetting.”

“[O]ne can be in love with several people at the same time, feel the same sorrow…”

“By virtue of marrying a man she does not love for money. That's the lowest kind…”