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O Beijo No Asfalto: Tragédia Carioca Em Três Atos

by Nelson Rodrigues

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read in June 2016

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Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

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We stare at each other. I have to stop myself from apologizing – because what would I even be sorry for? Existing too loud?

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“It is astonishing just how much of what we are can be tied to the beds we wake up in in the morning, and it is astonishing how fragile that can be.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline

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“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

tags: reading

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“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

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“I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

tags: authors, challenges, keys, writing

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“It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

tags: bravery

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