167 ratings (4.15 avg)
1 review

Sofia Rezende

Add friend

https://www.goodreads.com/rezsof

Sofia’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (163)

currently-reading‎ (1)

read‎ (174)

did-not-finish‎ (0)

Stats | More…

Sofia is Currently Reading

Sofia Rezende is currently reading

A Porta do Sol

by Elias Khoury

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

progress:

(page 201 of 508)
— Feb 15, 2024 11:02AM

Feb 12, 2024 03:46AM

Sofia’s Quotes

“I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something beyond the daily life.”
― Virginia Woolf, Moments of Being: A Collection of Autobiographical Writing

tags: desire, disatisfaction, life

728 likes

“I want the following word: splendor, splendor is fruit in all its succulence, fruit without sadness. I want vast distances. My savage intuition of myself.”
― Clarice Lispector, The Stream of Life

730 likes

“Reality doesn't impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another. No more walls.”
― Anaïs Nin, Incest: From "A Journal of Love": The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1932-1934

tags: ecstasy, escape, freedom, intoxication, reality

2774 likes

“Queria saber: Depois que se é feliz, o que acontece? O que vem depois?”
― Clarice Lispector, Near to the Wild Heart

64 likes

“Quem se desilude, morre por dentro. Dizia: é urgente viver encantado. O encanto é a única cura possível para a inevitável tristeza.”
― Valter Hugo Mãe, As Mais Belas Coisas do Mundo

11 likes

More of Sofia’s quotes…

recent posts
Sofia’s Groups

Clube de Leitores em português — 6986 members — last activity Jul 17, 2026 02:26PM
Unir leitores e falantes da língua portuguesa, não importando se é nativo ou de outro país. Não é obrigatório que todos os livros citados sejam em por ...more

Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) — 16447 members — last activity 4 minutes ago
The world is made up of two kinds of people: first, those who love classics, and second, those who have not yet read a classic. Be bold and join us as ...more

Goodreads Brasil — 5133 members — last activity 16 hours, 5 min ago
Grupo para os brasileiros (sejam os nascidos aqui ou que foram adotados) que gostam de ler, tanto em português, quanto em outro idioma.