Don Basilio was a severe, forbidden-looking man who did not suffer fools and who subscribed to the theory that the liberal use of adverbs and adjectives was the mark of a pervert or of someone with a vitamin deficiency.

“Uno acaba convirtiéndose en aquello que ve en los ojos de quienes desea.”

“Mit der Zeit verwarf ich die Idee des Briefes und nahm an wenn schon sei es pra…”

“I turned you into a stranger in order to forget you and now I'm the stranger.”

“This place is a mystery. A sanctuary. Every book, every volume you see, has a s…”