Marcella

“A comida faltava e a mata criou as ‘comunas’, frutos secos, grandes amêndoas, cujo caroço era partido à faca e se comia natural ou assado. As ‘comunas’ eram alimentícias, tinham óleo e proteínas, davam energia, por isso se chamavam ‘comunas’. E o sítio onde os frutos eram armazenados e assados recebeu o nome de ‘Casa do Partido’. O ‘comunismo’ fez engordar os homens, fê-los restabelecer dos sete dias de marchas forçadas e de emoções.”
― Pepetela, Mayombe

“That's the beauty of learning a new language. It should feel like an enormous undertaking. It ought to intimidate you. It makes you appreciate the complexity of the ones you know already.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel

“Conservatism and passive acceptance... They can't think for themselves. Anything that's too complicated sends their heads reeling. Makes me want to puke.”
― Koushun Takami, Battle Royale

“Team Jacob, eh?” Say this to a man with a wolf tattoo.”
― Kyle Prue, How to Piss Off Men: 106 Things to Say to Shatter the Male Ego