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Razão da Recusa: Um Estudo da Poesia de Carlos Drummond de Andrade

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Our Oriental Heritage (Story of Civilization 1) by Will Durant

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For civilization is not something inborn or imperishable; it must be acquired anew by every generation,

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“Whatever is on the outside can be taken away at any time. Only what is inside you is safe.”
― Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

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“There are times when it will go so wrong that you will barely be alive, and times when you realise that being barely alive, on your own terms, is better than living a bloated half-life on someone else's terms.”
― Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

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“Porque antes he dicho que a los escritores, en especial a los novelistas, nos encantan los impostores; pero es que además creo que tenemos una notable tendencia a sentirnos un fraude.”
― Rosa Montero, El peligro de estar cuerda

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