Antonio Muñoz Molina

What takes so long to arrive is the same as if it had not arrived at all, even worse, because the belated fulfillment of what was so desired ends up having a sarcastic twist.

Traducción al inglés americano: 'Reading is the only sovereign act we have left.'

La traducción al inglés americano de la frase sería: 'The effects of love or tenderness are fleeting, but those of a mistake, a single mistake; they never end, like an incurable caveman disease.'