“She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world.”
― The Awakening
― The Awakening
“Meanwhile, the clouds are white and the sky is blue. Why is there so much God? At the expense of men.”
― The Hour of the Star
― The Hour of the Star
“Who has not asked himself at some time or other: am I a monster or is this what it means to be a person?”
― A Hora da Estrela
― A Hora da Estrela
“The voice of the sea is seductive, never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander in abysses of solitude.”
― The Awakening
― The Awakening
“It was like we were exchanging codes, on how to be a father and a daughter, like we'd read about it in a manual, translated from another language, and were doing our best with what we could understand.”
― The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
― The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
Literary Fiction by People of Color
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