Sofia

“He wanted her to be as well dressed as the richest lady in Ilhéus; fine clothes would erase her past and hide the stove burns of her arms. But the fine clothes rarely left the closet”
― Jorge Amado, Gabriela, clavo y canela

“People are just too hopeful, and sometimes hope is the biggest weapon of all to use against us. People will believe anything.”
― Edwidge Danticat, Krik? Krak!

“The devil has taken possession of everybody in Ilhéus. All they think about is money and bigness. They’re on the road to hell. Things are going to start happening…”
― Jorge Amado, Gabriela, clavo y canela

“I have already told you Father, more than once: I’m not going to subject myself to a husband chosen for me, I’m not going to bury myself in some planter’s kitchen, and I’m not going to be a servant to some doctor or lawyer in Ilhéus. I want to live my own life. When I finish school at the end of the year, I want to go to work in an office”
― Jorge Amado, Gabriela, clavo y canela