Rosa Barroco

“And it would be a spare life he would be certain to lead as a schoolteacher in some urban location. But he had a serenity that came with the choice of the life he wanted to live. And this serenity and certainty I have seen only among those who have the armour of books close by.”
― Michael Ondaatje, The Cat's Table

“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

“So we came to understand that small and important thing, that our lives could be large with interesting strangers who would pass us without any personal involvement.”
― Michael Ondaatje, The Cat's Table

“Um instinto maternal, sabe como é com as mulheres: queimamos os sutiãs, mas não nos livramos das mamas. Continuamos a sentir vontade de proteger os homens.”
― Afonso Cruz, A Boneca de Kokoschka