Filipa

“Had been bulky men, quietly content, who, in our first youth, had come to grasp our own unremarkableness and had, cheerfully (as if bemusedly accepting a heavy burden), shifted our life’s focus; if we would not be great, we would be useful.”
― George Saunders, Lincoln in the Bardo

“So shiny was bad and 'too sad' was bad, and 'too joyous' was bad, which meant you had to go around not being anything; also nit thinking, least not at the top level, which was why everybody kept their private thoughts safe and sound in those recesses underneath.”
― Anna Burns, Milkman

“...a vida humana é uma corrida constante contra a escuridão do mundo, a traição, a crueldade, a cobardia, uma corrida que tantas vezes parece desesperada, mas, ainda assim, corremos e, ao fazê-lo, a esperança sobrevive.”
― Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Himnaríki og helvíti

“Encheremos o mundo de coisas preciosas. Serão tantas que os homens passarão por elas julgando-as banais.”
― Afonso Cruz, Para Onde Vão Os Guarda-Chuvas