Quotes from Trust: Pandora's Box

Cristiane Serruya ·  675 pages

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“People are not totally good or bad, black or white - unless we are talking of evil psychos.
We, human beings, are somewhere between angels and demons. That is what makes us, human beings, lovely imperfect.”
― Cristiane Serruya, quote from Trust: Pandora's Box


“There is no real light but just small sparks of happiness we should photograph to contain. But if we stop to photograph, we can’t enjoy them, the flash overexposes them and they disappear.”
― Cristiane Serruya, quote from Trust: Pandora's Box


“We humans are such complicated and confused beings that we call the animals beasts.”
― Cristiane Serruya, quote from Trust: Pandora's Box


“A mirror does not exist by itself. A mirror is a half. Half is done by the piece. The other half has to be done by the beholder. You need to be the half to see what you’re looking for, so the mirror can exist. As you should do with other persons.”
― Cristiane Serruya, quote from Trust: Pandora's Box


“Sometimes, meu amor, we lose too much time asking ourselves questions that we can’t answer and forgetting that the answer is just beside us. You have to learn to ask and to listen. If one does not listen, the other does not exist. When the other does not exist, one is alone. I don’t want to be alone, do you?”
― Cristiane Serruya, quote from Trust: Pandora's Box



“A tree that falls makes a lot of noise. But a woodland that grows and spreads its roots, does it quietly.”
― Cristiane Serruya, quote from Trust: Pandora's Box


“He towered over her, as intense and savage as only he could be, making her feel small and delicate in comparison, surrounded by his utter maleness. She felt trapped and she wanted to stay in his cage forever.”
― Cristiane Serruya, quote from Trust: Pandora's Box


“If all of us in the world just shared love, just a little, charity foundations wouldn’t be needed.”
― Cristiane Serruya, quote from Trust: Pandora's Box


“Sometimes, meu amor, we lose too much time asking ourselves questions that we can't answer and forgetting that the answer is just beside us”
― Cristiane Serruya, quote from Trust: Pandora's Box


“Apparently rational justifications will never explain all sorts of the different feelings and raw emotions art invoke in people.”
― Cristiane Serruya, quote from Trust: Pandora's Box



“You don't have to thank me. Ever. You're my wife and I want to share everything with you. Every little thing.”
― Cristiane Serruya, quote from Trust: Pandora's Box


About the author

Cristiane Serruya
Born place: in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Born date April 25, 1970
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