--- title: "1 Saw Woman Quotes By Mia Couto" description: "1 Saw Woman quotes by Mia Couto. Plus more from Mia Couto and more Saw Woman sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50d/mia-couto-10544_eleven_i-was-eleven-years-old-when-i-saw-a-woma_2097997.jpg" --- > [I was eleven years old when I saw a woman for the first time, and I was seized by such sudden surprise that I burst into tears.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-couto/i-was-eleven-years-old-when-i-saw-a-woman-for-the-first-time-and-i/) [Mia Couto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-couto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50d/mia-couto-10544_eleven_i-was-eleven-years-old-when-i-saw-a-woma_2097997.jpg) ## More by Mia Couto > [“Às vezes, as línguas fazem-nos ser.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-couto/s-vezes-as-l-nguas-fazem-nos-ser/) [Mia Couto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-couto/) > [“As estrelas são os olhos de quem morreu de amor.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-couto/as-estrelas-s-o-os-olhos-de-quem-morreu-de-amor/) [Mia Couto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-couto/) > [Ideas, we all know, are not born in people's heads. They begin somewhere out there, loose wisps of smoke swirling directionless in their search…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-couto/ideas-we-all-know-are-not-born-in-people-s-heads-they-begin-somewhere/) [Mia Couto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-couto/) > [He who seeks eternity should look at the sky, he who seeks the moment, should look at the cloud.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-couto/he-who-seeks-eternity-should-look-at-the-sky-he-who-seeks-the-moment/) [Mia Couto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-couto/) > [“Perseguida pelo medo da velhice, deixei envelhecer a nossa relação. Ocupada em me fazer bela, deixei escapar a verdadeira beleza, que apenas mora no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-couto/perseguida-pelo-medo-da-velhice-deixei-envelhecer-a-nossa-rela-o/) [Mia Couto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-couto/) > [“A morte é uma brevíssima varanda.Dali se espreita o tempo como a águia se debruça no penhasco- em volta todo o espaço se pode…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-couto/a-morte-uma-brev-ssima-varanda-dali-se-espreita-o-tempo-como-a-guia/) [Mia Couto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-couto/) > [ “\[...\] era preciso deixar de existir para notarem a minha existência.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-couto/era-preciso-deixar-de-existir-para-notarem-a-minha-exist-ncia/) [Mia Couto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-couto/) > [“Não chegamos realmente a viver durante a maior parte da nossa vida. Desperdiçamo-nos numa espraiada letargia a que, para nosso próprio engano e consolo,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-couto/n-o-chegamos-realmente-a-viver-durante-a-maior-parte-da-nossa-vida/) [Mia Couto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-couto/) > [Our official histories of our countries and societies are made of forgetfulness,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-couto/our-official-histories-of-our-countries-and-societies-are-made-of/) [Mia Couto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-couto/) > [“O pai faz abrir a mala do automóvel e de lá espreitam embrulhos e celofanes. São mais os enfeites que os conteúdos, mas não…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-couto/o-pai-faz-abrir-a-mala-do-autom-vel-e-de-l-espreitam-embrulhos-e/) [Mia Couto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-couto/) > [“Every morning the gazelle wakes up knowing she must run faster than the lion or will be dead. Every morning the lion wakes up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-couto/every-morning-the-gazelle-wakes-up-knowing-she-must-run-faster-than/) [Mia Couto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-couto/) > [“A CASA Sei dos filhos pelo modo como ocupam a casa: uns buscam os recantos, outros existem à janela. A uns satisfaz uma sombra,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-couto/a-casa-sei-dos-filhos-pelo-modo-como-ocupam-a-casa-uns-buscam-os/) [Mia Couto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-couto/) > [“Toda a estória se quer fingir verdade. Mas a palavra é um fumo, leve demais para se prender na vigente realidade. Toda a verdade…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-couto/toda-a-est-ria-se-quer-fingir-verdade-mas-a-palavra-um-fumo-leve/) [Mia Couto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-couto/) > [I was eleven years old when I saw a woman for the first time, and I was seized by such sudden surprise that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-couto/i-was-eleven-years-old-when-i-saw-a-woman-for-the-first-time-and-i/) [Mia Couto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-couto/) > [Listen, and you will realize that we are made not from cells or from atoms. We are made from stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-couto/listen-and-you-will-realize-that-we-are-made-not-from-cells-or-from/) [Mia Couto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-couto/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/saw-woman/mia-couto/#itemlist", "name": "1 Saw Woman Quotes By Mia Couto", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was eleven years old when I saw a woman for the first time, and I was seized by such sudden surprise that I burst into tears.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mia Couto" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-couto/i-was-eleven-years-old-when-i-saw-a-woman-for-the-first-time-and-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50d/mia-couto-10544_eleven_i-was-eleven-years-old-when-i-saw-a-woma_2097997.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50d/mia-couto-10544_eleven_i-was-eleven-years-old-when-i-saw-a-woma_2097997.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50d/mia-couto-10544_eleven_i-was-eleven-years-old-when-i-saw-a-woma_2097997.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was eleven years old when I saw a woman for the first time, and I was seized by such sudden surprise that…” — Mia Couto", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/saw-woman/mia-couto/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/saw-woman/mia-couto/", "name": "Saw Woman Quotes by Mia Couto", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/saw-woman/mia-couto/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50d/mia-couto-10544_eleven_i-was-eleven-years-old-when-i-saw-a-woma_2097997.jpg" }, "description": "1 Saw Woman quotes by Mia Couto. 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