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"Many, if not most, of these things have been described, inventoried, photographed, written about or itemized. My intention in the following pages was to describe what remains; that which we generally don’t notice, which doesn’t call attention to itself, which is of no importance: what happens when nothing happens... See more
Infra-ordinary
"Perhaps the most comforting thing about growing old gracefully is the increasing ability not to take things too seriously. One of the big differences between a genuine sage and a preacher is gayety. When the sage laughs it is a belly laugh; when the preacher laughs, which is all too seldom, it is on the wrong side of the face."
... See moreMorrer, só assim. Dor mais dolorosa tiveste segurando nas mãos uma rosa e terror maior sentiste ao som de uma pétala caindo no chão. O mundo, só assim. Só assim viver. E morrer só esse tanto. E todo o resto — é como Bach tocado por um instante num serrote.
Wislawa Szymborska • Poemas (Portuguese Edition)
para o criador não existe pobreza ou algum lugar pobre e indiferente.
Rainer Maria Rilke • Cartas a um jovem poeta (Portuguese Edition)
“Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back again. That’s part of what it means to be alive. But inside our heads – at least that’s where I imagine it – there’s a little room where we store those memories. A room like the stacks in this library. And to understand the workings of our own heart we have to keep on making ne
... See moreHaruki Murakami • Kafka on the Shore
They pass, I also pass, any thing passes, none can be interdicted, None but are accepted, none but shall be dear to me.
Walt Whitman • The Complete Poems (Penguin Classics)
é na construção da nossa relação com a poesia que vamos abandonando o excesso de seriedade e entendendo a tarefa de viver presente e tentar compreender o nosso tempo.