Houve avanços inegáveis. Na última década do século XIX o país tinha somente 14 milhões de habitantes, 82% dos quais eram analfabetos, e apenas 10% viviam em áreas urbanas. A renda por habitante era inferior a US$ 800 por ano em valores de
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“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown”
― Supernatural Horror in Literature
― Supernatural Horror in Literature
“Não convém a gente levantar escândalo de começo, só aos poucos é que o escuro é claro”
― Grande Sertão: Veredas
― Grande Sertão: Veredas
“It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, and that eventually all of us will end up underneath some sheet, never to wake up. And yet it is always a surprise when it happens to someone we know. It is like walking up the stairs to your bedroom in the dark, and thinking there is one more stair than there is. Your foot falls down, through the air, and there is a sickly moment of dark surprise as you try and readjust the way you thought of things.”
― Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid
― Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid
“There's an old joke - um... two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of 'em says, "Boy, the food at this place is really terrible." The other one says, "Yeah, I know; and such small portions." Well, that's essentially how I feel about life - full of loneliness, and misery, and suffering, and unhappiness, and it's all over much too quickly.”
― Annie Hall: Screenplay
― Annie Hall: Screenplay
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