Rita

“It is 'where we are' that should make all the difference, whether we believe we belong there or not.”
― Chang-rae Lee, On Such a Full Sea

“When a long book succeeds, the writer and reader are not just having an affair; they are married.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“Um homem possiu três estômagos: um na barriga, outro no peito e outro na cabeça. O da barriga, toda a gente sabe para que serve; o do peito mastiga a respiração, que é a nossa comida mais urgente. Uma pessoa morre sem ar muito mais depressa do que sem água e pão. E por fim, o estômago da cabeça que se alimenta de palavras e de letras. Os primeiros dois estômagos do homem alimentam-se através da boca e do nariz, aopasso que o terceiro estômago se alimenta principalmente através dos olhos e dos ouvidos, apesar de usar tudo o resto de um modo mais subtil.”
― Afonso Cruz, O Pintor Debaixo do Lava-Loiças

“Our teacher made us write a story about what we want to be when we're big," Noah tells him.
"What did you write?"
"I wrote that I wanted to concentrate on being little first."
"That's a very good answer."
"Isn't it? I would rather be old than a grown-up. All grown-ups are angry, it's just children and old people who laugh."
"Did you write that?"
"Yes."
"What did your teacher say?"
"She said I hadn't understood the task."
"And what did you say?"
"I said she hadn't understood my answer.”
― Fredrik Backman, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer