Clarity Quote 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…

— 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…

— 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.…

— Maria Teresa Horta

I don't offend anyone, I don't use anyone, I don't exploit anyone.

— 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,…

— Maria Teresa Horta

I think that if poetry is not a personal act, it's a pamphlet.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.

— 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.…

— Maria Teresa Horta

“De mim, afinal, o que quereis? Porque eu, senhor poeta, de mim pretendo tudo.”

— 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…

— Maria Teresa Horta