“I'm just giving you some spiel, the ludicrous plot of a novel, a story I invented to touch your heart—one-third bullshit, one-third booze, and one-third genuine tenderness, you know the kind of thing.”

António Lobo Antunes

António Lobo Antunes - “I'm just giving you some spiel...” 1

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