“O maior pecado, depois do pecado, é a publicação do pecado.”
― Machado de Assis, quote from Quincas Borba
“Ouça-me este conselho: em política, não se perdoa nem se esquece nada.”
― Machado de Assis, quote from Quincas Borba
“(...) era tão diversa de si mesma, ora isto, ora aquilo, que os dias iam passando sem acordo fixo, nem desengano perpétuo.”
― Machado de Assis, quote from Quincas Borba
“As estrelas são ainda menos lindas que os seus olhos, e afinal nem sei mesmo o que elas sejam; Deus, que as pôs tão alto, é porque não poderão ser vistas de perto, sem perder muito da formosura... Mas os seus olhos, não; estão aqui, ao pé de mim, grandes, luminosos, mais luminosos que o céu...”
― Machado de Assis, quote from Quincas Borba
Machado de Assis
Born place: in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Born date June 21, 1839
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“I’m writing this because you begged. You know how I love the begging”
― C.J. Roberts, quote from Epilogue
“برای من او در عين حال يک زن بود و يک چيز ماوراء بشری با خودش داشت. صورتش يک فراموشی گيج کننده
ی همه ی صورتهای آدمهای ديگر را برايم می آورد به طوری که از تماشای او لرزه به اندامم افتاد و
زانوهایم سست شد در اين لحظه تمام سرگذشت دردناک زندگی خودم را پشت چشمهای درشت، چشمهای بی
اندازه درشت او ديدم، چشمهای تر و براق، مثل گوی الماس سياهی که در اشک انداخته باشند در چشمهايش
در چشمهای سياهش شب ابدی و تاريكی متراکمی را که جستجو ميكردم، پيدا کردم و در سياهی مهيب
افسونگر آن غوطه ور شدم، مثل اين بود که قوه ای را از درون وجودم بيرون ميكشند، زمين زير پايم ميلرزيد
و اگر زمين خورده بودم يک کيف ناگفتنی کرده بودم”
― Sadegh Hedayat, quote from The Blind Owl
“Arius in his injured ankle; he drew a breath through his teeth. “Why her? Why not me?” He regarded her briefly. “Because you look like a ferret.”
― Kate Quinn, quote from Mistress of Rome
“She wanted to hold foreign syllables like mints on her tongue until they dissolved into fluency.”
― Anthony Marra, quote from A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
“And now you're off to Port Caynn. Watch them sailor lads. They'll have your skirts up and a babe in your belly afore you know what you're about."
"Everyone keep warning me about sailors," I complained. "Why can't someone tell the sailors to stay clear of me?"
Granny snorted. "Oh, you're the fierce one now! Just take care no one else catches you unawares and knocks you on the nob!”
― Tamora Pierce, quote from Bloodhound
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