Many were the offenses to be undone, the wrongs to be rectified, the grievances to be redressed, the abuses to be corrected and the debts to be satis… - Miguel de Cervantes

The book depicts thoughts, unveils imaginings, answers unspoken questions, clarifies doubts, resolves arguments, and finally reveals the very atoms of the most curiosity-driven desire.

nuestra alma es de naturaleza enteramente independiente del cuerpo, y, por consiguiente, que no está sujeta a morir con él; y puesto que no vemos otras causas que la destruyan, nos inclinaremos naturalmente a juzgar que es inmortal.

for he took away a good deal of its original value, which is what all who attempt to translate books of poetry into another language will do as well: no matter the care they use and the skill they show, they will never achieve the quality the verses had in their first birth.