But I didn't sit around and wait while I was preparing myself, because I realized that I'd never get ahead by sitting around.

Pero no me quedé quieto mientras me preparaba, pues comprendí que si así lo hacía no triunfaría jamás.

The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes

Los detectives salvajes

Bolano, Roberto

e savage detectives

The savage detective

© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño

© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer

Sitting around a heavy wooden table, the assembled company would join hands' and attempt to bring their powers of concentration into focus, with Mme Salminen acting as a lens, so to speak, for the dispersed energy of their minds.

Sentándose en torno a una sólida mesa de madera, los congregados juntaban las manos y trataban de enfocar su dispersa energía mental, con Mme Salminen haciendo de lente, por decirlo así, para agrupar sus capacidades de concentración.

Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma Calcuta

El cromosoma Calcuta

Ghosh, Amitav

The Calcutta Chromosome

Ghosh, Amitav

© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh

John shuffled around so he sat sideways.

John caminó arrastrando los pies de manera que se sentó de lado.

Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante Despierto

Amante Despierto

Ward, J.R.

Lover Awakened

Ward, J.R.

© Jessica Bird, 2006