Luiza Mello
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Yes, not only humans but also every other organism in the cosmos, as well as the planets or moons on which they thrive, would not exist but for the wreckage of spent stars. So you’re made of detritus. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate
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“É bom ter um objetivo nas jornadas que empreendemos; mas, no fim das contas, o que importa é a jornada em si.”
― A Mão Esquerda da Escuridão
― A Mão Esquerda da Escuridão
“O Crisóstomo disse ao Camilo: todos nascemos filhos de mil pais e de mais mil mães, e a solidão é sobretudo a incapacidade de ver qualquer pessoa como nos pertencendo, para que nos pertença de verdade e se gere um cuidado mútuo. Como se os nossos mil pais e mais as nossas mil mães coincidissem em parte, como se fôssemos por aí irmãos, irmãos uns dos outros. Somos o resultado de tanta gente, de tanta história, tão grandes sonhos que vão passando de pessoa a pessoa, que nunca estaremos sós.”
― O Filho de Mil Homens
― O Filho de Mil Homens
“Elle voulait que sa vie prit forme maintenant, tout de suite - et cette décision devait être forgée par une force quelconque - d'amour, d'argent, d'un ordre pratique incontestable - qui devait être la, sous sa main.”
― L'écume des jours
― L'écume des jours
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
― A Tale of Two Cities
― A Tale of Two Cities
“If you were wise enough to know that this life would consist mostly of letting go of things you wanted, then why not get good at the letting go, rather than the trying to have?”
― The First Bad Man
― The First Bad Man
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