Frases de Joanne Harris

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“A história de toda a gente começa a meio da de outra pessoa, com meadas confusas de narrativa à espera de serem desenroladas. E de quem é esta história afinal?”

“Fred Potter voltou-se para o filho e sorriu. Estás a ver?, disse. AS nossas vidas são como as coisas que fazemos. Damos-lhe forma, construímo-las e levamo-las ao forno. É assim, meu filho, somos moldados e levados ao lume. Mas um jarro não tem possibilidade de escolher se quer conter água, vinho ou ficar simplesmente vazio. Tu tens, filho. Tu tens.”

“Anos de viagens com a minha mãe ensinaram-se que a comida é o passaporte universal. Quaisquer que sejam as barreiras de lingua, cultura ou geografia, a comida atravessa todas as fronteiras.”

“Change isn't always comfortable, but it is a fact of life.”

“A demon, if you prefer the term; although to be honest, the difference between god and a demon is really only a matter of perspective.”

“I liked her better for showing a little spirit.”

“A man who casts no shadow isn't really a man at all.”

“Library-denigrators, pay heed: suggesting that the Internet is a viable substitute for libraries is like saying porn could replace your wife.”

“A spider brings good luck before midnight and bad luck after.”

“The wind always brings us back to the same wall”

“The process of writing is a little like madness, a kind of possession not altogether benign.”

“Work. Like pain, I sensed that this was an experience I would want to avoid as often as possible.”

“Loki, that's me. Loki, the Light-Bringer, the misunderstood, the elusive, the handsome and modest hero of this particular tissue of lies.”

“We came in the wind of the carnival. A wind of change, or promises. The merry wind, the magical wind, making March hares of everyone, tumbling blossoms and coat-tails and hats; rushing towards summer in a frenzy of exuberance.”

“I carried recipes in my head like maps.”

“They tell you revenge isn't worth it. I say there's nothing finer.”

“Was it my fault that I got out of hand?
--Loki”

“Witches don’t just quit”