THE TIME OF THE HERO
by MARIO VARGAS LLOSA
Translated by Lysander Kemp
“We play the part of heroes because we're cowards, the part of saints because we're wicked: we play the killer's role because we're dying to murder our fellow man: we play at being because we're liars from the moment we're born.”
-JEAN-PAUL SARTRE
“His aunt Adelina had told him once, " the foxes in the Sechura Desert always howl like it demons at nightfall. " Do you know why? " To break the silence that terrified them." page13
" You should never leave your post except when you're dead." Page 21
"Neither am I. But you are a soldier here whether you like it or not. And the big thing in the army is to be real tough, to have guts, see what I mean? Screw them first before they screw you. There isn't any other way. I don't like to be screwed." page 23
“Don't you know a story? what if we get the poet here to tell us one of those stories that make your cock stand up? But that's horseshit, I can get a hard-on just by thinking about it, it's all a matter of will power.” page 34
“The cadets, squatting or sprawling, kept their eyes fixed on him: life or death depended on his commands.” page 50
“The voice of Capt. Garrido informed them that their civilian lives had ended for three years, that they would all be made into men, that they turn military spirit consisted of three simple things: Obedience, courage, and hard work.” page 50-1
"Cadets first, then dogs." page 113
“Almost all the soldiers are peasants. I don't think anybody from the coast world think of being a soldier.” page 173
“He'll be a lieutenant for years and years, Gamboa said to himself. But then he thought: Unless he's got political connections. Gamboa loved the military life for exactly the same reasons that the other hated it: discipline,rank, field exercise.” page 180
“Everything's done half-way in Peru, and that's why everything goes wrong.” page 185
"Is he from the first company?" He asked.
"Yes captain." Pezoa said." The first section"
"what is his name?" Ricardo Arana, Captain." He hesitated for an instant, then added: They call him the Slave." Page 196
“I'm twenty years old. Don't let anyone tell me it is the most beautiful period of life.” Paul Nizam
“The peasants are all hypocrites and sneaks, and Cava was all peasant that way. My brother always says if you want to know if someone's a peasant, p him in the eyes, you'll see he can't take it, he'll look away. page 232 .. they never stand up in front of you, they always do everything on the sly, behind your back.” page 234 “we don't want to wash your dirty linen in public.” page 248 “Alberto looked at the carpet again. "the death of cadet Arana wasn't an accident." he said. "They killed him. it was revenge, lieutenant." ... "They murdered him." he said " It was the circle. They hate him, the whole section hate him. They didn't have any reason to, he never made trouble for anybody, but they hate him because he didn't like wisecracks and fighting. they threw him crazy, they call it him all the time, and now they have murdered him." Page 287 “Women, they are different, they are smarter, they only fall in love when it suits them. If they figure their man isn't right for them, they fall out again and look for another one. And it doesn't bother them at all.” page 306 “I'm as interested in a promotion as you are, sir. I'll do all I can to get it. I don't want to be stuck here at the Academy any more than you do. I can't feel I am in the army when I'm bossing these kids around.” page 310 "we all believe in the regulation," captain said. " But you have to know how to interpret them. Above all, we soldiers have to be realists, we have to act according to the situation at hand. You can't make facts fit the rules, Gamboa. It's the other way around." The rules have to be adopted to fit the facts." The captain's hand made circles in the air; he clearly felt inspired. Otherwise, life would be impossible.” page 350 " you're not worried at all, are you? Because the colonel, the captain, everybody here, they are all like you, they're your accomplices, they're just a gang of bastards. They don't want anybody to talk about what happened. But I'm going to tell you the whole world what you killed the slave" page 359 “... in each lineage/ deterioration exercises its dominion.” CARLOS GERMAN BILLI page 379
“remember the advice I give you. "And from now on, remember that in the army you teach lessons to your subordinates, not your superiors." page 382 " Look, when an enemy lays down his arms and surrenders, a responsible soldier doesn't fire at him. Not only for moral reasons, for military reasons too: for economy. Even in war there shouldn't be any useless deaths.You understand what I mean. Go back to the academy, and from now on try to see to it that the death of Cadet Arena serves some use." Page 387 Colonel said ". Justice always triumphs sooner or later. It's sometimes inheren in the military system, as you've had opportunity to observe for yourself. Just consider, Cadet Fernandez.” page 395 "Nothing" Alberto said. "I don't like to remember the military academy." "why not?" "I was always getting punished. It wasn't exactly good fun." "The other day," she said, "My father asked me why they sent you to the academy?" "To make me behave," Alberto said." My father told me I could cut up with the priests but not with the military." "You father must be a heretic." Page 399
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