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“And the frontier in here?" the North American woman had asked, tapping her forehead. "And the frontier in hear?" General Arroyo had responded, touching his heart. "There's one frontier we only dare to cross at night," the old gringo said. "The frontier of our differences with others, of our battles with ourselves.”
― Carlos Fuentes, The Old Gringo

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“..عندما تكبر ستريد أن تكون سعيداً. أنت الآن لا تفكر في الأمر ولهذا بالذات أنت سعيد. عندما ستفكر، عندما تريد أن تكون سعيداً، ستكفّ عن البقاء سعيداً. إلى الأبد، ربّما إلى الأبد.. هل تسمعني؟ إلى الأبد. وكلّما كانت رغبتك في السعادة أقوى، ستكون أكثر تعاسة. السعادة ليست أمراً نكسبه. هم يقولون لك هذا. لا تصدقهم. إما أن يكون المرء سعيداً أو لا يكون.”
― جوزيه ساراماجو, Claraboia

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“Words are capable of flying. They dart through windows, over fences, between bar stools and across courtyards. They travel rapidly from mouth to ear, from ear to mouth. And as they go, they pick up speed and weight and substance and gravity. Until they land with a scud, take seed and grow as fast as the unruliest of beanstalks.”
― Jess Kidd, Himself

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“Samo u snovima, u poeziji, u igri - zapaliti svijeću, šetati s njome hodnikom - kadšto provirujemo u ono što smo bili prije nego što smo postali ovo za što ne znamo jesmo li uopće.”
― Cortázar Julio

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“A função do jornalismo nesta época, por exemplo, ou, pelo menos, nesta sociedade, não era informar, era escamotear toda e qualquer forma de discernimento entre a mentira e a verdade, substituir a realidade por uma ficção na qual se manifesta a massa oceânica de complexos, frustrações, invejas, ódios e traumas de um público corroídos pelo ressentimento e pela inveja. Mais uma prova de que os pequenos espaços de civilização nunca prevaleceriam sobre a incomensurável barbárie.”
― Mario Vargas Llosa, The Discreet Hero

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