“Lovers' language, give me an exact and poetic comparison to say what those eyes of Capitu were like. No image comes to mind that doesn't offend against the rules of good style, to say what they were and what they… — Machado de Assis Copy Share Image
“Cotrim, who was present, said: “Those came who had a genuine interest in you and in us. The eighty would have come only as… — Machado de Assis Copy Share
“Nada há definitivo no mundo; nem o infortúnio nem a prosperidade. O que a tua imaginação supõe estar perdido, acha-se apenas transviado ou oculto...” — Machado de Assis Copy Share
“…like the horse in the old ballads, which Romanticism found in the medieval castle and left in the streets of our own century. The… — Machado de Assis Copy Share
“(...) a pior filosofia é a do choramingas que se deita à margem do rio para o fim de lastimar o curso incessante das… — Machado de Assis Copy Share
“O casamento é a pior ou a melhor coisa do mundo; pura questão de temperamento.” — Machado de Assis Copy Share
“The next day, he read to me a freshly composed dirge in which the circumstances of his wife’s death and burial were commemorated. He… — Machado de Assis Copy Share
The conclusion, therefore, is that there are two major forces in society: love, which multiplies the species, and the nose, which subordinates it to… — Machado de Assis Copy Share
“Prometheus. The truth unknown to man is the madness of him who proclaims it. Proceed, and have done.” — Machado de Assis Copy Share
To him the stars seemed like so many musical notes affixed to the sky, just waiting for somebody to unfasten them. Someday the sky… — Machado de Assis Copy Share
“...one of the roles of man is to shut his eyes and keep them shut to see if he can continue into the night… — Machado de Assis Copy Share
“Tijolos que pisei e repisei naquela tarde, colunas amareladas que me passastes à direita ou à esquerda, segundo eu ia ou vinha, em vós… — Machado de Assis Copy Share
“He had found in himself the perfect, undeniable case of insanity. He possessed wisdom, patience, tolerance, truthfulness, loyalty, and moral fortitude—all the qualities that… — Machado de Assis Copy Share
