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“To see triumph the nullities, see prosper the dishonor, see grow the injustice, to see agglomerate powers in the hands of the wicked, the man comes to discourage the virtue, laughing at the honor, ashamed to be honest.”
― Rui Barbosa

“Book burnings. Always the forerunners. Heralds of the stake, the ovens, the mass graves.”
― Geraldine Brooks, People of the Book

“They put me and more 300 companions of misfortune and captivity in the strait and infected basement of a ship. Thirty days of cruel torments and utter lack of what is needed most to life we spent in this grave until we address the Brazilian beaches. To fit the human merchandise in the basement, were tied up and, for there was no fear of revolt, chained like beasts of our forests, which lead to potentates of Europe playground.”
― Maria Firmina dos Reis, Úrsula

“Não é viver muito, que é a aspiração humana. Viver eternamente seria estar condenado a uma velhice eterna. Salvo se o tempo parasse.”
― José Saramago