Eric Machado

“You might like that one. But I’ll tell you the same thing I tell my students when they complain about the depressing nature of American literature: life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly (...)”
― Matthew Quick, The Silver Linings Playbook

“Grown-ups love figures... When you tell them you've made a new friend they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies? " Instead they demand "How old is he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make? " Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

“Because humans are complicated beasts, the monster said. How can a queen be both a good witch and a bad witch? How can a prince be a murderer and a saviour? How can an apothecary be evil-tempered but right-thinking? How can a parson be wrong-thinking but good-hearted? How can invisible men make themselves more lonely by being seen?”
― Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls

“BREVE NOTA SOBRE O AMOR LÍQUIDO
O amor líquido já evaporou. Vivemos na era do amor em estado gasoso; o amor impalpável que se perde no ar porque nos sentimos sufocados com qualquer ameaça de relação mais profunda. Nossos corações estão em coma respirando por aparelhos.”
― Felipe Barenco, Fake