Quotes from "Nation" by Terry Pratchett

--> "Don't you understand? He's got two guns and you've got one spear. You'll run out of spear before he runs out of gun!"-"Yes, but his gun will run out of bang before my knife runs out of sharp."

--> "If a lie will make us strong, a lie will be my weapon. People want lies to live by. They cry out for them."

--> "It's science"..."A lot of people will try to prove you wrong. The more they fail, the more right you will become."

--> "Leaving a man in uncertain waters without weapons is a death sentence."

--> "One person is nothing. Two people are nation"-"What are three people?"-"A bigger nation."

--> "You are very clever"..."I would like to eat your brains, one day."

--> Thinking: This book contains some. Whether you try it at home is up to you (author's note).



Quotes from "The Godfather" by Mario Puzo

  • Guard your true strength from public gaze that a friend should underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults <---> Oculta tu poder real a la gente de tal forma que un amigo debería subestimar tus virtudes y un enemigo sobrevalorar tus defectos.
  • I'll make you an offer you can't refuse <---> Te haré una oferta que no podrás rechazar.
  • Revenge is a dish that tastes best when it's cold <---> La venganza es un plato que se sirve frío.
  • Sometimes the greatest misfortunes bring unforeseen rewards <---> A veces las mayores desgracias traen recompensas inesperadas.
  • You ask me for a favor and I ask for your friendship in return <---> Me pides un favor y a cambio yo te pido tu amistad.

domingo, 9 de enero de 2011

Arrival and Greenwich

Hola a todos!

He pasado unos buenos días en Londres con la visita de mi hermana y Adrián y aquí os dejo fotos que lo demuestran. Un saludo!

La llegada a Liverpool Street Station.

En la DLR line camino a casa.

Con Mehran de guía turístico enseñándonos la Universidad de Greenwich.

At the Painted Hall in the King's William building.

At the Chapel of the University.

At the Greenwich museum.

Haciendo cola para sacarse la foto en el meridiano cero.

Foto en el meridiano cero.

Bajando desde la colina de Greenwich donde se aprecian unas vistas maravillosas de Londres.

Típica foto en una cabina de teléfono roja en Londres.

En Covent Garden.

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