débora

“São coisas que não se sabem explicar, como, sendo as pessoas feitas das mesmas humaníssimas matérias, esta carne, estes ossos, este sangue, esta pele e este riso, este suor e esta lágrima, vemos que saem uns cobardes e outros sem medo, uns de guerra e outros de paz.”
― José Saramago, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

“the doves, as we know, must be killed according to the law before Mary’s purification can be acknowledged and ratified. Any ironic or irreverent disciple of Voltaire will find it difficult to resist making the obvious remark that, things being what they are, purity can be maintained only so long as there are innocent creatures to sacrifice in this world, whether turtledoves, lambs, or others.”
― José Saramago, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

“Enquanto corro, penso em tudo e em nada, porque depois não lembro do que pensei.”
― Drauzio Varella, Correr: O Exercício, a Cidade e o Desafio da Maratona

“That is one thing gods and mortals share. When we are young, we think ourselves the first to have each feeling in the world.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe