(arguing with the bookseller) actually in the early modern period "romance" meant a fanciful narrative set in an imaginary or exotic world so there is no need to have a separate "romantasy" section
normally, it's silly when ppl say magical realism is daily life in Latin America, etc, but Rio de Janeiro was just coerced into re-signing a deal with an esoteric organisation that claims to control the weather bc the city faced severe winds after it broke the previous deal
a língua é incrível né?
“It’s a steal” significa que algo é tão barato que você praticamente roubou.
mas em português “é um roubo” significa que algo é tão caro que VOCÊ está sendo roubado.
A 10 year-old boy from Japan discovered that butterflies can remember their time as caterpillars.
Jo Nagai noticed his caterpillars still loved him after turning into butterflies, and the affection he had for them led to a genuine scientific discovery.
Hoy es domingo, mi día de descanso. Me alegra estar contigo.
1. Sin conocerme
no cesas de apalear
mi sombra.
2. Es mi autorretrato
lo que llamo
mundo real.
3. Si estás aquí
no estés allá.
4. Este dolor no es mío
es del niño
que reina en mi memoria.
5. Lo que busco
me persigue.
6. Que mis males
sean solo para mí.
7. Corrección
Que tu intelecto no sea un pájaro tiránico.
Que sus arpones fríos no humillen tu carne.
Que la rigidez de las ideas no paralice el brote del milagro.
Te ilusionas si crees reinar en los espejos.
Pensar no es sepultar el mundo en una horma.
No es tuyo el sitio del otro.
Vierte tu energía sin esperar reembolso.
Transforma en abono los problemas.
Deja circular por tus vísceras la dicha de los frutos que se pudren.
Si quieres inseminar a la virgen de mármol, cesa de calcular.
…
Por hoy he terminado.
Te mando un abrazo feroz,
Alejandro
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Photo @PascaleMJodo
The reason you’re unhappy is that you haven’t found the right thing to buy. There’s something out there you can purchase that will make this all go away
Anyone who writes is a seeker. You look at a blank page and you’re seeking. The role is assigned to us and never removed. I think this is an unbelievable blessing.
—Louise Glück, from an interview