“perhaps death is nothing but a calm and eternal dream”

“we live in a disconcerting world. Trying to comprehend what we see around us, we ask ourselves: what is the universe made of? and what is our place in it? where odes the universe come from? and where do we come from?”

“...torna-se difícil acreditar Nele quando o céu e a terra podem chegar a se explicar por si mesmos.”

“It is not human to be wise,’ said Blood. ‘It is much more human to err, though perhaps exceptional to err on the side of mercy.”

“Perhaps they assumed that he would have a hard time putting her first. Perhaps they had not understood that for a long time she had come first with him, that for many years she had been his heart's home and his mind's anchor and that fighting to keep her alive was essential to preserving his own soul.”

“..:One must have dreams and goals. One must aspire to greatness.One must not be content with just the crumbs of life:..”

“..Exchanging one's dreams and goals, character, and values, principles and integrity for something else, would be like swapping gold for silver:..”