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Rafael Leitão
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“We are shaped not by what is strong in us but by the anomaly, by whatever is weak and not accepted.”
― The Empusium
― The Empusium
“Shouldn’t women dress up in some sort of uniform too, and wear medals according to how many children they’ve had, how many dinners they’ve cooked, or how many patients they’ve nursed? That would be both beautiful and fair.”
― The Empusium
― The Empusium
“Art is not a luxury. It stands at the essence of our humanity, and it asks for no special protection except the right to exist.”
― Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
― Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
“Do you know what is the most common mistake people make when they’re in danger? Each one thinks their life is unique, and that death doesn’t affect them. No one believes in their own death. Do you think I believe in my own death?”
― The Empusium
― The Empusium
“During those empty, sleepless nights, I thought a lot about The Knife as an idea. A knife was a tool, and acquired meaning from the use we made of it. Language, too, was a knife. I could cut open the world and reveal its meaning, its inner workings, its secrets, its truths. It could cut through from one reality to another. It could call bullshit, open people's eyes, create beauty. Language was my knife. If I had unexpectedly been caught in an unwanted knife fight, maybe this was the knife I could use to fight back.”
― Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
― Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
Rafael’s 2025 Year in Books
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