"It was a gentle custom of the ancients to number amongst the gods those heroes by whose genius and greatness of soul …"

"[...] in many places bats as large as pigeons flew about the Spaniards as soon as twilight fell, biting them so cruel…"

"It is the royal plan to establish fortified places and to take possession of this continent, nor are there wanting Sp…"

"Women generally keep the fire better than they do a secret."

"Brought up on soft feathers."

"He has related the great deeds of the Portuguese, but whether he witnessed them, as he pretends, or has merely profit…"

"It is said there is a district of savana in the most westerly province of Guaccaiarima, inhabited by people who only …"

"(About the cinepanettone) I wonder if there are any other countries where, not just any old film, but the film that i…"

"Knowledge, Past and Beauty are the three great perspectives that have always defined and, in many ways, encompass our…"

"By now, the only thing that seems to keep us together is the desire to share the state budget, to carve up the spoils."