Mafalda Fernandes

“Strange can be quite normal. Strange can just be the phrase 'That is not important' as an answer for everything. But if your son never answered you that way before, then the fourth time you ask him why he's not eating, or if he's cold, or you send him to bed, and he answers, almost biting off the words as if he were still learning to talk, 'That is not important', I swear to you Amanda, your legs start to tremble.”
― Samanta Schweblin, Fever Dream

“Nobody ever thinks of himself as a villain, does he? Even monsters hold high opinions of themselves.”
― Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom

“Tanto é o que precisamos de lançar culpas a algo distante quando o que nos faltou foi a coragem de encarar o que estava na nossa frente.”
― José Saramago, O Homem Duplicado

“(...) A veces, me asusta pensar que los problemas de todos los días puedan ser para mí un poco más terribles que para el resto de la gente.”
― Samanta Schweblin, Fever Dream