Dafnis Y Cloe; Leyendas Del Antiguo Oriente (fragmentos)

“For there was never any yet that wholly could escape love, and never shall there be any, never so long as beauty shall be, never so long as eyes can see.””

— Juan Valera

“For this will cure him that is sick, and rouse him that is in dumps; one that has loved, it will remember of it; one that has not, it will instruct. For there was never any yet that wholly could escape love, and never shall there be any, never so long as beauty shall be, never so long as eyes can see. But help me that God to write the passions of others; and while I write, keep me in my own right wits.””

— Juan Valera

“He is so poor that he could not keep a dog.””

— Juan Valera

“There is no remedy, no cure, for Love, no drink, no food, no spells to chant, nothing – only kisses and embraces and lying down naked together.””

— Juan Valera

“His heart ached as if eaten away by poisons.””

— Juan Valera

“Daphnis is beautiful, yes, but so are the flowers. His pipe sends forth beautiful sounds, yes, but so do the nightingales. But no words come to me about those things. I wish that I could be his pipe so he could breathe into me all day.”

— Juan Valera

“He felt that his soul had remained among the pirates – he was young and from the country and still ignorant of Love’s piracies.””

— Juan Valera

“Denn gegen die Liebe ist kein Kraut gewachsen, gegen sie hilft kein Trank, keine Speise, nichts, was in Zaubersprüchen gemurmelt wird, sondern nur Kuss und Umarmung und nackt beieinanderzuliegen.- Philetas””

— Juan Valera

“Because absolutely no one has escaped Love, and no one will escape him as long as there is beauty and as long as there are eyes to see with.””

— Juan Valera