Luzia

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

“If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to ­music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don't just stick there scowling at the problem. But don't make telephone calls or go to a party; if you do, other people's words will pour in where your lost words should be. Open a gap for them, create a space. Be patient.”
― Hilary Mantel

“Com cuidado, o Bento desenrolara o frasco, estendendo sobre o mármore da cómoda o pergaminho duro, onde a letra do século XVI se encarquilhava amarela e morta. E Gonçalo, abotoando o colarinho:
- Ora aí está o que eu levo preciosamente, para deslindar o foro de Praga! Um pergaminho do tempo de D. Sebastião... E só percebo mesmo a data, mil quatrocentos... Não, mil quinhentos e setenta e sete. Nas vésperas da jornada de África... Enfim, serviu para embrulhar o frasco.”
― Eça de Queirós, A Ilustre Casa de Ramires

“She knew full well the enormity of her offense, but because her desires were stronger than the code she was breaking, she persisted in breaking it. ”
― Harper Lee