Valls slapped him so hard he knocked him over. Two guards had turned up in the corridor, waiting for instructions from the governor.
'I want him alive,' he told them.
The two guards nodded and left at a brisk pace. Valls stayed there, leaning against the bars of the cell shared by Martín and Dr... [continue to read »]
Clever people, the Swiss. Clocks and chocolates: the essential things in life! [continue to read »]
Slowly as a castle of papers the world around collapsed. [continue to read »]
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all. One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all... [continue to read »]
Mijail had the loveliest smile I have ever known. When he smiled, you could believe anything that came from his lips. Someone once said - and he was right - that Mijail could have convinced Christopher Columbus that the world was as flat as a pancake. [continue to read »]