Sofia Grilo

“O sofrimento é como a liberdade: só aos corações de grande fortaleza pode aproveitar, aos outros humilha-os e corrompe-os, e mais nada.”
― Agustina Bessa-Luís, Contemplação Carinhosa da Angústia

“And on that evening when we grow older still we'll speak about these two young men as though they were two strangers we met on the train and whom we admire and want to help along. And we'll want to call it envy, because to call it regret would break our hearts.”
― André Aciman, Call Me by Your Name

“Did I want him to act? Or would I prefer a lifetime of longing provided we both kept this little Ping-Pong game going: not knowing, not-not-knowing, not-not-not-knowing? Just be quiet, say nothing, and if you can't say "yes," don't say "no," say "later." Is this why people say "maybe" when they mean "yes," but hope you'll think it's "no" when all they really mean is, Please, just ask me once more, and once more after that?”
― André Aciman, Call Me by Your Name

“...everybody wants to make a difference, but nobody is willing to be different.”
― Andy Andrews, The Little Things: Why You Really Should Sweat the Small Stuff