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Théo, Théo… I am already condemned to live in a hotel. Perhaps it is because I give you so many likes and write countless comments? Do not forget that I became your friend because of that song. And, in my defense, I must say I never give likes to blank pages.
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Bonjour !
Well, well… I haven’t yet been condemned to life in a hotel, though I suspect my sentence is imminent. I’m still a newcomer on Goodreads, yet I bombard you with likes—poetic ones, no less. Must I mount a defense of my poetry? In my favor, I never like blank pages—only fine updates and the best reviews. And I shall continue to shower you with likes in series, for I do believe I’m a lady.

Hahahaha ! But you know, it is strangely enough, Celeste, there's something melancholic about that button, it brings to my mind the speed with which John Wayne used to draw his gun.
Soit dit en passant, I was reffering only to that " wave " of 100 likes given in a row. Even John Wayne would have been jealous of the speed.

And, yes, for us, it will always be As Time Goes Bye.

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My father and I spent countless evenings watching John Wayne on screen, and as far as memory serves, he could draw faster than even his own shadow....

Well , Maria, as you said, you're new on GR, but I could already say it feels like I've known you forever.
Maybe is that poetic style of yours, something that doesn't feel foreign to me at all. I am glad to hear you'II keep up that " shower", because I won't spare you either.
Keep surprising me. I'II be here, always ready for poetic arrows. And I won't be shielding myself. I like being killed by poetry, even more than once :))

I think you might already be suffering from Stendhal syndrome—careful now, this is Portuguese poetry at work!

Aren't those immortal memories, Celeste ? Could we ever find that same peace again, years from now ? Or we would need a time machine...I would know how to drive it..Just the red light I have trouble with :))

@ Maria - if it were to die, I would love to die because of that syndrome ....

In Portugal we have a channel called Memória, where the past still breathes through old films and series. Yet watching them alone is never quite the same. And still, I return to Commissario Corrado Cattani—each time I revisit La Piovra, I cannot hold back tears at the moment of his tragic murder. Do you also like Corrado Cattani? Perhaps you do, for you and I seem to share many interests.

For heaven’s sake, Mª, if Théo, you, and I are in such harmony, it can only be because we share the same passions.

I cried at that scene, Maria. 40 years ago...But it was more than sadness, it was anger, revolt. Not even Camus could've been
more revolted. It was a kind of fury that rises when
justice dies with the man who carried it. Absurdity never felt so cruel. And yet, so familiar....

Very true what you say, Celeste. Passions are the strongest bonds of all. Sometimes, they beat even love, in intensity.
Reading Albert's letters, you can't help but feel it.

Forty years from now we shall recall with nostalgia the brand‑new Sandokan series now showing on television. The actors portraying Sandokan and his Portuguese companion, Yanez de Gomera, are indeed most handsome fellows, aren’t they, Mª?
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All I remember from Sandokan is the scene where he slashes open the tiger's belly. Not even a surgeon could've done it better. 😄

Celeste: I haven’t missed the boat—they’re fine actors and rather handsome too! If you’ve still got the Sandokan books, could you lend them to me? I’d love to reread them. :))

For some reason Sandokan is known as the Tiger of Malaysia. But, Théo, have you forgotten Mariana? I simply cannot believe it!

Nooooooooon...How could I ?? Mariana and Mercedes are two characters I could never forget. Could Pedro forget Inès ?

Portuguese Pedros never forget their Ineses—even if they’re called Estefânias. And as for those princes named Pedro, one even fell victim of Stendhal syndrome!

Because of her, I suppose..

Celeste is the one who knows the history of Portugal. She will tell you about Pedro and Estefânia.

Merci Théo ! Tu es vraiment le plus drôle du monde… et même des alentours ! Passe un super week‑end, profite bien !

I know, Maria. I told her countless times that she would have been an excellent historian. Especially since she knows to defend her " southern developing country ", as some have called it . But...what can I say, there's always deadwood in a forest...

Même des alentours ? Hahahaha ! Maintenant c'est toi la drôle ! À toi également, Maria !