“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”
― On the Road
― On the Road
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
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“People with no morals often considered themselves more free, but mostly they lacked the ability to feel or love.”
― Women
― Women
“It’s a great advantage not to drink among hard drinking people.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
Reading Proust's In Search of Lost Time in 2014
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Portugal
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Leitores Portugueses (Portuguese Readers.)
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