“He read it for the same reason an animal tears at a wounded foot: to hurt the pain.”
― Miss Lonelyhearts
― Miss Lonelyhearts
“The threat of rain appears to have nothing to do with Joao Elvas's desire to be alone, and one must not forget that, strange as it may seem, some men can spend their entire life alone and enjoy solitude, especially if it is raining and their crust is hard.”
― Baltasar and Blimunda
― Baltasar and Blimunda
“Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition: the clean becomes soiled, the soiled is made clean, over and over, day after day.”
― The Second Sex
― The Second Sex
“My, my. A body does get around.”
― Light in August
― Light in August
“Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories.”
― White Teeth
― White Teeth
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