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“A vida urbana é intrínseca e irremediavelmente ambivalente.”
― Confiança e Medo na Cidade
― Confiança e Medo na Cidade
“Compassion is a muscle that gets stronger with use, and the regular exercise of choosing kindness over cruelty would change us.”
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“I don't see what women see in other women," I'd told Doctor Nolan in my interview that noon. "What does a woman see in a woman that she can't see in a man?"
Doctor Nolan paused. Then she said, "Tenderness.”
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Doctor Nolan paused. Then she said, "Tenderness.”
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“Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to get attention we do, except walk?”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“Mergulhamos na dor e o susto nos devolve à vida. Porque nada pode ser tão espantoso quanto a vida. Exceto a literatura. Sim, claro, exceto a literatura, que é o único consolo.”
― The Black Book
― The Black Book
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