“Memory is a landscape watched from the window of a moving train. (...) These things happen right before our very eyes, we know them to be real, but they're so far away we can't touch them. Some are so far, so very far away, and the train moving so fast, that we can't be sure any longer that they really did happen. Maybe we merely dreamed them?”
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“I'd woken up early, and I took a long time getting ready to exist.”
― The Book of Disquiet
― The Book of Disquiet
“ATHENA: There are two sides to this dispute. I've heard only one half the argument. (...) So you two parties, summon your witnesses, set out your proofs, with sworn evidence to back your stories. Once I've picked the finest men in Athens, I'll return. They'll rule fairly in this case, bound by a sworn oath to act with justice.”
― Eumenides
― Eumenides
“Look, there's no metaphysics on earth like chocolates.”
― Collected Later Poems of Alvaro de Campos: 1928-1935
― Collected Later Poems of Alvaro de Campos: 1928-1935
“Encostei-me a ti, sabendo bem que eras somente onda. Sabendo bem que eras nuvem depus a minha vida em ti. Como sabia bem tudo isso, e dei-me ao teu destino frágil, fiquei sem poder chorar, quando caí.”
― Cecília Meireles - Poesia Completa
― Cecília Meireles - Poesia Completa
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