“She watched his lips forming the words, at the same time she heard them under her skin, under her winter coat, so near and full of warmth that she felt herself go hot.”
― Interpreter of Maladies
― Interpreter of Maladies
“When we encounter an unexpected challenge of threat the only way to save ourselves is to hold on tight to the people around us and not let go.”
― The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance atWork
― The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance atWork
“(...) que seria de nós se não sonhássemos.”
― Baltasar and Blimunda
― Baltasar and Blimunda
“Still, there are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept. As ordinary as it all appears, there are times when it is beyond my imagination.”
― Interpreter of Maladies
― Interpreter of Maladies
“There is more than one kind of freedom," said Aunt Lydia. "Freedom to and freedom from. In the days of anarchy, it was freedom to. Now you are being given freedom from. Don't underrate it.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
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