“Beyond the clouds, above people, beneath the skin, inside people, we’re waiting for you. We see you now, as you read. We’ll see you when you stop thinking about these words. Above and inside your face, we know your secrets. We know what you hide from yourself. You can’t escape us. We hold your heart in the palm of our… — José Luís Peixoto Copy Share
“I think: perhaps the sky is a huge sea of fresh water and we, instead of walking under it, walk on top… — José Luís Peixoto Copy Share Image
“I think: perhaps the sky is a huge sea of fresh water and we, instead of walking under it, walk on top… — Jose Luis Peixoto Copy Share Image
“one day, when tenderness has become the single rule of the morning,/ I will wake in your arms. perhaps your skin will… — José Luís Peixoto Copy Share Image
“Suffering is tossed by handfuls over the multitudes, with most of it falling on some people and little or none of it… — José Luís Peixoto Copy Share Image
“Memory is like a curse. We fall into eternity, and memory is a weight that keeps pulling us to where we can… — José Luís Peixoto Copy Share Image
“Beyond the clouds, above people, beneath the skin, inside people, we’re waiting for you. We see you now, as you read. We’ll see you when you stop thinking about these words. Above and inside your face, we know your secrets. We know what you hide from yourself. You can’t escape us. We hold your heart in the palm of our… — José Luís Peixoto Copy Share
“Não sei do que falámos. O sol entrava pela janela e traçava uma torrente certa de luz que atravessava o ar, que iluminava pó… — José Luís Peixoto Copy Share Image
“É possível avançar por ruas durante toda a vida, perder as forças nas pernas, cair de joelhos e morrer, transformar-se lentamente, com a chuva,… — José Luís Peixoto Copy Share Image
“Cansaço. Não me era um sentimento desconhecido. Acabava sempre por cansar-me, era por isso que nunca conseguia levar até ao fim as tarefas mais… — José Luís Peixoto Copy Share Image
“Corremos pelo passeio de mãos dadas. A minha mão a envolver a mão fina dela: a força dos seus dedos dentro dos meus. Na… — José Luís Peixoto Copy Share Image
“I think: perhaps the sky is a huge sea of fresh water and we, instead of walking under it, walk on top of it;… — José Luís Peixoto Copy Share Image
“I think: perhaps the sky is a huge sea of fresh water and we, instead of walking under it, walk on top of it;… — Jose Luis Peixoto Copy Share Image
“Ao fixar o reflexo dos meus olhos no espelho, já me pareceu muitas vezes que está outra pessoa dentro deles. Observa-me, julga-me, mas não tem voz para se exprimir. Será talvez eu com outra idade, criança ou velho: inocente, magoado por me ver a destruir todos os seus sonhos; ou amargo, a culpar-me pela construção lenta dos seus ressentimentos. Seria… — José Luís Peixoto Copy Share
“one day, when tenderness has become the single rule of the morning,/ I will wake in your arms. perhaps your skin will be overly… — José Luís Peixoto Copy Share Image
“Eram livros de capas gastas, que antologiavam a incoerência emocional e intelectual do Constantino em volumes, tomos de veneno e azia. Como uma enciclopédia:… — José Luís Peixoto Copy Share Image
“reflectido nas pedras do passeio. Lisboa é a nitidez através do ar. Lisboa é a cor manchada dos muros. Lisboa é o musgo novo… — José Luís Peixoto Copy Share Image
“A música é que tem as palvras. Quando eu toco um piano, ouvem-se as palavras que estão dentro do piano.” — José Luís Peixoto Copy Share Image
