Alexandra Bastos

“No pain means the end of feeling; each of our joys is a bargain with the devil.”
― Charles Bukowski, Notes of a Dirty Old Man

“It was harder to work out that there was a question than to think of the answer.”
― Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene

“The moon is high up in the sky and it’s spring.
I think of you and within myself I’m complete.

A light breeze comes to me from across the hazy fields.
I think of you and whisper your name. I’m not I: I’m happy.”
― Fernando Pessoa, A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems

“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.”
― Charles Bukowski