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> [As a journalist, I never isolated myself. I was a journalist at a daily newspaper and every day I went out on the street. Every day I had contact with people. I interviewed the most important writers of the twentieth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-teresa-horta/as-a-journalist-i-never-isolated-myself-i-was-a-journalist-at-a-daily/)

[Maria Teresa Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-teresa-horta/)

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## More by Maria Teresa Horta

> [My erotic poetry is not poetry that uses vernacular words. It is a very erotic poetry, but I never use anything, for example, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-teresa-horta/my-erotic-poetry-is-not-poetry-that-uses-vernacular-words-it-is-a/)

[Maria Teresa Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-teresa-horta/)

> [I think that one of the tasks of feminist women - mainly women of culture - in our time is to seek out those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-teresa-horta/i-think-that-one-of-the-tasks-of-feminist-women-mainly-women-of/)

[Maria Teresa Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-teresa-horta/)

> [As a journalist, I never isolated myself. I was a journalist at a daily newspaper and every day I went out on the street.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-teresa-horta/as-a-journalist-i-never-isolated-myself-i-was-a-journalist-at-a-daily/)

[Maria Teresa Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-teresa-horta/)

> [I don't offend anyone, I don't use anyone, I don't exploit anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-teresa-horta/i-don-t-offend-anyone-i-don-t-use-anyone-i-don-t-exploit-anyone/)

[Maria Teresa Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-teresa-horta/)

> [I think that all my books are political, I think that I have a political body of work. I am essentially a political woman,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-teresa-horta/i-think-that-all-my-books-are-political-i-think-that-i-have-a/)

[Maria Teresa Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-teresa-horta/)

> [Prizes aren't essential. What is essential is poetry itself, it's what is said, it is clarity, it's loyalty, those are the essential values, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-teresa-horta/prizes-aren-t-essential-what-is-essential-is-poetry-itself-it-s-what/)

[Maria Teresa Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-teresa-horta/)

> [I think that if poetry is not a personal act, it's a pamphlet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-teresa-horta/i-think-that-if-poetry-is-not-a-personal-act-it-s-a-pamphlet/)

[Maria Teresa Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-teresa-horta/)

> [What do I think of Pussy Riot actions? The act can be extremely positive if it is an act to call attention to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-teresa-horta/what-do-i-think-of-pussy-riot-actions-the-act-can-be-extremely/)

[Maria Teresa Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-teresa-horta/)

> [People ask me why I am a feminist. Because I am a woman of freedom and equality and it is not possible to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-teresa-horta/people-ask-me-why-i-am-a-feminist-because-i-am-a-woman-of-freedom-and/)

[Maria Teresa Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-teresa-horta/)

> [Men use women sexually. They use them, mistreat them, even from the point of view of vocabulary, the use of words. It baffles me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-teresa-horta/men-use-women-sexually-they-use-them-mistreat-them-even-from-the/)

[Maria Teresa Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-teresa-horta/)

> [People ask me almost every day, "Why? You are successful, you have kids, you have grandchildren, so why?" Feminist women are seen as unsatisfied.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-teresa-horta/people-ask-me-almost-every-day-why-you-are-successful-you-have-kids/)

[Maria Teresa Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-teresa-horta/)

> [“De mim, afinal, o que quereis? Porque eu, senhor poeta, de mim pretendo tudo.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-teresa-horta/de-mim-afinal-o-que-quereis-porque-eu-senhor-poeta-de-mim-pretendo/)

[Maria Teresa Horta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-teresa-horta/)

> [I think the obligation of a poet is not to be in an ivory tower; it is not to be isolated but to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-teresa-horta/i-think-the-obligation-of-a-poet-is-not-to-be-in-an-ivory-tower-it-is/)

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