“All it takes to get along in this here man's town is a little shit, grit, and mother-wit.”
― Invisible Man
― Invisible Man
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“You don't understand music: you hear it. So hear me with your whole body.”
― The Stream of Life
― The Stream of Life
“Things were somehow so good that they were in danger of becoming very bad because what is fully mature is very close to rotting”
― A Hora da Estrela
― A Hora da Estrela
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