1939 Quotes
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“I don't know whether Western listeners would find my words embarrassing鈥攊t is difficult for me to judge that kind of reaction鈥攂ut I would put it this way: those people who have lived in the most terrible conditions, on the frontier between life and death, be it people from the West or from the East, all understand that between good and evil there is an irreconcilable contradiction, that it is not one and the same thing鈥攇ood or evil鈥攖hat one cannot build one's life without regard to this distinction. I am surprised that pragmatic philosophy consistently scorns moral considerations; and nowadays in the Western press we read a candid declaration of the principle that moral considerations have nothing to do with politics. I would remind you that in 1939 England thought differently. If moral considerations were not applicable to politics, then it would be incomprehensible why England went to war with Hitler's Germany. Pragmatically, you could have gotten out of the situation, but England chose the moral course, and experienced and demonstrated to the world perhaps the most brilliant and heroic period in its history.”
― Warning to the West
― Warning to the West

“Citizens of a modern society need [...] more than that ordinary "common sense" which was defined by Stuart Chase as that which tells you that the world is flat.”
― Language in Thought and Action
― Language in Thought and Action

“袩械褉械写 泻邪卸写褘屑 褎懈谢褜屑芯屑 薪械锌褉械褉褘胁薪芯 褕械谢 泻懈薪芯卸褍褉薪邪谢-斜芯械胁懈泻 芦袩褉械斜褘胁邪薪懈械 袙. 袦. 袦芯谢芯褌芯胁邪 胁 袘械褉谢懈薪械禄. 携 薪邪褋屑芯褌褉械谢褋褟 械谐芯 褌邪泻, 褔褌芯 蟹薪邪谢 薪邪懈蟹褍褋褌褜 泻邪卸写褘泄 泻邪写褉.
袠蟹 薪械谐芯 褟胁褋褌胁芯胁邪谢芯, 褔褌芯 褍 小芯胁械褌褋泻芯谐芯 小芯褞蟹邪 薪械褌 斜芯谢褜褕械谐芯 写褉褍谐邪, 褔械屑 袚懈褌谢械褉. 校 褋芯胁械褌褋泻芯谐芯 薪邪褉芯写邪 械褋褌褜 小褌邪谢懈薪, 邪 蟹邪褌械屑 鈥� 袚懈褌谢械褉. 袠 胁芯褌 袦芯谢芯褌芯胁 械写械褌 胁 袚械褉屑邪薪懈褞, 褍 薪邪褋 褋 薪械泄 锌邪泻褌 芯 写褉褍卸斜械 懈 薪械薪邪锌邪写械薪懈懈. 袝谐芯 胁褋褌褉械褔邪褞褌 胁 袘械褉谢懈薪械 芯褉泻械褋褌褉邪屑懈, 褑胁械褌邪屑懈 懈 芯胁邪褑懈褟屑懈. 袠蟹褍屑懈褌械谢褜薪芯 屑邪褉褕懈褉褍褞褌 谐懈褌谢械褉芯胁褋泻懈械 胁芯泄褋泻邪. 袟邪褏胁邪褌褘胁邪褞褖邪褟 胁芯械薪薪邪褟 屑褍蟹褘泻邪. 袚懈褌谢械褉 锌芯-斜褉邪褌褋泻懈 褉邪写褍褕薪芯 胁褋褌褉械褔邪械褌 袦芯谢芯褌芯胁邪, 写芯谢谐芯-写芯谢谐芯 褌褉褟褋械褌 械屑褍 褉褍泻褍, 芯薪懈 芯 褔械屑-褌芯 褍胁谢械褔械薪薪芯 谐芯胁芯褉褟褌, 邪 胁芯泻褉褍谐 褌芯谢锌邪 褎芯褌芯谐褉邪褎芯胁, 胁褋锌褘褕泻懈. 袠 芯锌褟褌褜 褋薪芯谐褋褕懈斜邪褌械谢褜薪芯 屑邪褉褕懈褉褍褞褌 薪械屑械褑泻懈械 胁芯泄褋泻邪 褋 褉邪蟹胁械褉薪褍褌褘屑懈 蟹薪邪屑械薪邪屑懈, 薪邪 泻芯褌芯褉褘褏 鈥� 褌邪泻邪褟 屑褍卸械褋褌胁械薪薪邪褟, 写褉褍卸械褋褌胁械薪薪邪褟 薪邪屑 褋胁邪褋褌懈泻邪.
袠 褟 薪邪褔懈薪邪谢 蟹邪褏谢械斜褘胁邪褌褜褋褟 芯褌 胁芯褋褌芯褉谐邪, 谐谢褟写褟 薪邪 褝泻褉邪薪: 褏芯褌械谢芯褋褜 胁芯褌 褌邪泻 卸械 谢懈褏芯 屑邪褉褕懈褉芯胁邪褌褜. 袙芯褌 斜褘 薪邪褕 锌懈芯薪械褉褋泻懈泄 芯褌褉褟写 薪邪褍褔懈谢褋褟 褌邪泻 褏芯写懈褌褜, 邪 薪邪褕懈 胁芯械薪薪褘械 懈谐褉褘 锌芯褏芯写懈谢懈 斜褘 薪邪 薪械屑械褑泻懈械 芯锌械褉邪褑懈懈 胁 袝胁褉芯锌械!.. 袗褏, 泻邪泻 芯薪懈 谢懈褏芯 写械泄褋褌胁芯胁邪谢懈, 褝褌懈 薪械屑褑褘. 小芯胁械褌褋泻懈泄 小芯褞蟹 械写胁邪 锌芯褋锌械胁邪谢 懈屑 薪械褍屑械谢芯 锌芯写褉邪卸邪褌褜.
小芯褋褌芯褟谢邪褋褜 褉邪褋褔褍写械褋薪邪褟 胁芯泄薪邪 褋 袩芯谢褜褕械泄. 袚懈褌谢械褉 褋 蟹邪锌邪写邪, 屑褘 褋 胁芯褋褌芯泻邪 鈥� 懈 袩芯谢褜褕懈 薪械褌. 袣芯薪械褔薪芯, 写谢褟 芯褌胁芯写邪 谐谢邪蟹 屑褘 薪邪蟹胁邪谢懈 褝褌芯 芦芯褋胁芯斜芯卸写械薪懈械屑 袟邪锌邪写薪芯泄 校泻褉邪懈薪褘 懈 袘械谢芯褉褍褋褋懈懈禄 懈 褉邪蟹胁械褋懈谢懈 锌谢邪泻邪褌褘, 谐写械 泻邪泻芯泄-褌芯 芯斜芯褉胁邪薪薪褘泄 褏谢芯锌 芯斜薪懈屑邪械褌 屑褍卸械褋褌胁械薪薪芯谐芯 泻褉邪褋薪芯邪褉屑械泄褑邪-芯褋胁芯斜芯写懈褌械谢褟. 袧芯 褌邪泻 锌褉懈薪褟褌芯. 孝芯褌, 泻褌芯 薪邪锌邪写邪械褌, 胁褋械谐写邪 鈥� 芯褋胁芯斜芯写懈褌械谢褜 芯褌 褔械谐芯-薪懈斜褍写褜.
袩邪锌邪 袞芯褉懈泻邪 袚芯褉芯褏芯胁褋泻芯谐芯 斜褘谢 屑芯斜懈谢懈蟹芯胁邪薪, 褏芯写懈谢 薪邪 褝褌褍 胁芯泄薪褍 懈 芯写薪邪卸写褘 锌芯 锌褜褟薪泻械 褉邪褋褋泻邪蟹邪谢, 泻邪泻 懈褏 褌邪屑 胁 褋邪屑芯屑 写械谢械 胁褋褌褉械褔邪谢懈. 袩褉械卸写械 胁褋械谐芯 芯薪懈 褌邪屑, 芯褌 褋邪屑芯谐芯 斜芯谢褜褕芯谐芯 泻芯屑邪薪写懈褉邪 写芯 锌芯褋谢械写薪械谐芯 械蟹写芯胁芯谐芯, 薪邪泻懈薪褍谢懈褋褜 薪邪 屑邪谐邪蟹懈薪褘 褋 褌泻邪薪褟屑懈, 芯斜褍胁褜褞 懈 褋褌邪谢懈 薪邪斜懈胁邪褌褜 屑械褕泻懈 懈 褔械屑芯写邪薪褘. 袚芯褋锌芯写懈, 褔械谐芯 褌芯谢褜泻芯 薪械 薪邪胁械蟹谢懈 薪邪褕懈 斜褉邪胁褘械 胁芯懈薪褘 懈蟹 袩芯谢褜褕懈. 袨写懈薪 锌芯谢懈褌褉褍泻 锌褉懈胁械蟹 褔械屑芯写邪薪 谢邪泻懈褉芯胁邪薪薪褘褏 斜芯褌懈薪芯泻, 薪芯 芯薪懈 胁写褉褍谐 褋褌邪谢懈 褉邪褋锌芯谢蟹邪褌褜褋褟 锌芯褋谢械 锌械褉胁褘褏 褕邪谐芯胁. 袨泻邪蟹邪谢芯褋褜, 褔褌芯 芯薪 褋褏胁邪褌懈谢 写械泻芯褉邪褌懈胁薪褍褞 芯斜褍胁褜 写谢褟 锌芯泻芯泄薪懈泻芯胁, 褋褕懈褌褍褞 薪邪 卸懈胁褍褞 薪懈褌泻褍. 袗 袞芯褉泻懈薪 锌邪锌邪 锌褉懈胁械蟹 写邪卸械 泻褍褔褍 胁械谢芯褋懈锌械写薪褘褏 蟹胁芯薪泻芯胁. 袦褘 薪芯褋懈谢懈褋褜 褋 薪懈屑懈, 蟹胁褟泻邪谢懈 懈 胁械褋械谢懈谢懈褋褜: 鈥� 袩芯谢褜褕械 泻邪褞泻!
袘褍褉卸褍泄褋泻懈屑 袥懈褌胁械, 袥邪褌胁懈懈, 协褋褌芯薪懈懈 斜褘谢 泻邪褞泻. 校 袪褍屑褘薪懈懈 胁蟹褟谢懈 懈 芯褌芯斜褉邪谢懈 袘械褋褋邪褉邪斜懈褞. 啸芯褉芯褕芯 斜褘褌褜 褋懈谢褜薪褘屑. 袠 胁褋械 卸械 褝褌芯 薪械 褕谢芯 薪懈 胁 泻邪泻芯械 褋褉邪胁薪械薪懈械 褋 锌芯写胁懈谐邪屑懈 袚懈褌谢械褉邪.
袛械写 泻邪卸写褘泄 写械薪褜 褌褉械斜芯胁邪谢, 褔褌芯斜褘 褟 褔懈褌邪谢 械屑褍 胁 谐邪蟹械褌邪褏 锌褉芯 袚懈褌谢械褉邪. 袧械屑褑褘 胁褋褞写褍 褌芯谢褜泻芯 锌芯斜械卸写邪谢懈. 袨薪懈 斜芯屑斜懈谢懈, 褌芯锌懈谢懈 褋褍写邪 胁芯写芯懈蟹屑械褖械薪懈械屑 胁 褌褘褋褟褔懈 斜褉褍褌褌芯-褌芯薪薪, 褕褍褌褟 蟹邪薪懈屑邪谢懈 褋褌褉邪薪褘 懈 褋褌芯谢懈褑褘. 袧械锌芯胁芯褉芯褌谢懈胁褘械 褉邪褋褌褟锌褘-邪薪谐谢懈褔邪薪械 写芯卸懈胁邪谢懈 锌芯褋谢械写薪懈械 写薪懈, 袘械谢褜谐懈懈 泻邪褞泻, 肖褉邪薪褑懈懈 泻邪褞泻.
袣芯谐写邪 写械写 芯褌写褘褏邪谢, 褟 锌褉懈褋褌褉邪懈胁邪谢褋褟 泻 薪械屑褍, 懈 褍 薪邪褋 薪邪褔懈薪邪谢邪褋褜 褍胁谢械泻邪褌械谢褜薪邪褟 懈谐褉邪. 袛械写 锌芯写薪懈屑邪谢 谢邪写芯薪褜, 锌谢邪薪懈褉芯胁邪谢 械褞 胁 胁芯蟹写褍褏械, 卸褍卸卸邪谢 懈 褋 泻褉懈泻芯屑 芦斜芯屑斜芯胁芯蟹褘禄 锌懈泻懈褉芯胁邪谢 薪邪 屑械薪褟. 携 褏芯褏芯褌邪谢 [92鈥�93].”
― Babi Yar: A Document in the Form of a Novel
袠蟹 薪械谐芯 褟胁褋褌胁芯胁邪谢芯, 褔褌芯 褍 小芯胁械褌褋泻芯谐芯 小芯褞蟹邪 薪械褌 斜芯谢褜褕械谐芯 写褉褍谐邪, 褔械屑 袚懈褌谢械褉. 校 褋芯胁械褌褋泻芯谐芯 薪邪褉芯写邪 械褋褌褜 小褌邪谢懈薪, 邪 蟹邪褌械屑 鈥� 袚懈褌谢械褉. 袠 胁芯褌 袦芯谢芯褌芯胁 械写械褌 胁 袚械褉屑邪薪懈褞, 褍 薪邪褋 褋 薪械泄 锌邪泻褌 芯 写褉褍卸斜械 懈 薪械薪邪锌邪写械薪懈懈. 袝谐芯 胁褋褌褉械褔邪褞褌 胁 袘械褉谢懈薪械 芯褉泻械褋褌褉邪屑懈, 褑胁械褌邪屑懈 懈 芯胁邪褑懈褟屑懈. 袠蟹褍屑懈褌械谢褜薪芯 屑邪褉褕懈褉褍褞褌 谐懈褌谢械褉芯胁褋泻懈械 胁芯泄褋泻邪. 袟邪褏胁邪褌褘胁邪褞褖邪褟 胁芯械薪薪邪褟 屑褍蟹褘泻邪. 袚懈褌谢械褉 锌芯-斜褉邪褌褋泻懈 褉邪写褍褕薪芯 胁褋褌褉械褔邪械褌 袦芯谢芯褌芯胁邪, 写芯谢谐芯-写芯谢谐芯 褌褉褟褋械褌 械屑褍 褉褍泻褍, 芯薪懈 芯 褔械屑-褌芯 褍胁谢械褔械薪薪芯 谐芯胁芯褉褟褌, 邪 胁芯泻褉褍谐 褌芯谢锌邪 褎芯褌芯谐褉邪褎芯胁, 胁褋锌褘褕泻懈. 袠 芯锌褟褌褜 褋薪芯谐褋褕懈斜邪褌械谢褜薪芯 屑邪褉褕懈褉褍褞褌 薪械屑械褑泻懈械 胁芯泄褋泻邪 褋 褉邪蟹胁械褉薪褍褌褘屑懈 蟹薪邪屑械薪邪屑懈, 薪邪 泻芯褌芯褉褘褏 鈥� 褌邪泻邪褟 屑褍卸械褋褌胁械薪薪邪褟, 写褉褍卸械褋褌胁械薪薪邪褟 薪邪屑 褋胁邪褋褌懈泻邪.
袠 褟 薪邪褔懈薪邪谢 蟹邪褏谢械斜褘胁邪褌褜褋褟 芯褌 胁芯褋褌芯褉谐邪, 谐谢褟写褟 薪邪 褝泻褉邪薪: 褏芯褌械谢芯褋褜 胁芯褌 褌邪泻 卸械 谢懈褏芯 屑邪褉褕懈褉芯胁邪褌褜. 袙芯褌 斜褘 薪邪褕 锌懈芯薪械褉褋泻懈泄 芯褌褉褟写 薪邪褍褔懈谢褋褟 褌邪泻 褏芯写懈褌褜, 邪 薪邪褕懈 胁芯械薪薪褘械 懈谐褉褘 锌芯褏芯写懈谢懈 斜褘 薪邪 薪械屑械褑泻懈械 芯锌械褉邪褑懈懈 胁 袝胁褉芯锌械!.. 袗褏, 泻邪泻 芯薪懈 谢懈褏芯 写械泄褋褌胁芯胁邪谢懈, 褝褌懈 薪械屑褑褘. 小芯胁械褌褋泻懈泄 小芯褞蟹 械写胁邪 锌芯褋锌械胁邪谢 懈屑 薪械褍屑械谢芯 锌芯写褉邪卸邪褌褜.
小芯褋褌芯褟谢邪褋褜 褉邪褋褔褍写械褋薪邪褟 胁芯泄薪邪 褋 袩芯谢褜褕械泄. 袚懈褌谢械褉 褋 蟹邪锌邪写邪, 屑褘 褋 胁芯褋褌芯泻邪 鈥� 懈 袩芯谢褜褕懈 薪械褌. 袣芯薪械褔薪芯, 写谢褟 芯褌胁芯写邪 谐谢邪蟹 屑褘 薪邪蟹胁邪谢懈 褝褌芯 芦芯褋胁芯斜芯卸写械薪懈械屑 袟邪锌邪写薪芯泄 校泻褉邪懈薪褘 懈 袘械谢芯褉褍褋褋懈懈禄 懈 褉邪蟹胁械褋懈谢懈 锌谢邪泻邪褌褘, 谐写械 泻邪泻芯泄-褌芯 芯斜芯褉胁邪薪薪褘泄 褏谢芯锌 芯斜薪懈屑邪械褌 屑褍卸械褋褌胁械薪薪芯谐芯 泻褉邪褋薪芯邪褉屑械泄褑邪-芯褋胁芯斜芯写懈褌械谢褟. 袧芯 褌邪泻 锌褉懈薪褟褌芯. 孝芯褌, 泻褌芯 薪邪锌邪写邪械褌, 胁褋械谐写邪 鈥� 芯褋胁芯斜芯写懈褌械谢褜 芯褌 褔械谐芯-薪懈斜褍写褜.
袩邪锌邪 袞芯褉懈泻邪 袚芯褉芯褏芯胁褋泻芯谐芯 斜褘谢 屑芯斜懈谢懈蟹芯胁邪薪, 褏芯写懈谢 薪邪 褝褌褍 胁芯泄薪褍 懈 芯写薪邪卸写褘 锌芯 锌褜褟薪泻械 褉邪褋褋泻邪蟹邪谢, 泻邪泻 懈褏 褌邪屑 胁 褋邪屑芯屑 写械谢械 胁褋褌褉械褔邪谢懈. 袩褉械卸写械 胁褋械谐芯 芯薪懈 褌邪屑, 芯褌 褋邪屑芯谐芯 斜芯谢褜褕芯谐芯 泻芯屑邪薪写懈褉邪 写芯 锌芯褋谢械写薪械谐芯 械蟹写芯胁芯谐芯, 薪邪泻懈薪褍谢懈褋褜 薪邪 屑邪谐邪蟹懈薪褘 褋 褌泻邪薪褟屑懈, 芯斜褍胁褜褞 懈 褋褌邪谢懈 薪邪斜懈胁邪褌褜 屑械褕泻懈 懈 褔械屑芯写邪薪褘. 袚芯褋锌芯写懈, 褔械谐芯 褌芯谢褜泻芯 薪械 薪邪胁械蟹谢懈 薪邪褕懈 斜褉邪胁褘械 胁芯懈薪褘 懈蟹 袩芯谢褜褕懈. 袨写懈薪 锌芯谢懈褌褉褍泻 锌褉懈胁械蟹 褔械屑芯写邪薪 谢邪泻懈褉芯胁邪薪薪褘褏 斜芯褌懈薪芯泻, 薪芯 芯薪懈 胁写褉褍谐 褋褌邪谢懈 褉邪褋锌芯谢蟹邪褌褜褋褟 锌芯褋谢械 锌械褉胁褘褏 褕邪谐芯胁. 袨泻邪蟹邪谢芯褋褜, 褔褌芯 芯薪 褋褏胁邪褌懈谢 写械泻芯褉邪褌懈胁薪褍褞 芯斜褍胁褜 写谢褟 锌芯泻芯泄薪懈泻芯胁, 褋褕懈褌褍褞 薪邪 卸懈胁褍褞 薪懈褌泻褍. 袗 袞芯褉泻懈薪 锌邪锌邪 锌褉懈胁械蟹 写邪卸械 泻褍褔褍 胁械谢芯褋懈锌械写薪褘褏 蟹胁芯薪泻芯胁. 袦褘 薪芯褋懈谢懈褋褜 褋 薪懈屑懈, 蟹胁褟泻邪谢懈 懈 胁械褋械谢懈谢懈褋褜: 鈥� 袩芯谢褜褕械 泻邪褞泻!
袘褍褉卸褍泄褋泻懈屑 袥懈褌胁械, 袥邪褌胁懈懈, 协褋褌芯薪懈懈 斜褘谢 泻邪褞泻. 校 袪褍屑褘薪懈懈 胁蟹褟谢懈 懈 芯褌芯斜褉邪谢懈 袘械褋褋邪褉邪斜懈褞. 啸芯褉芯褕芯 斜褘褌褜 褋懈谢褜薪褘屑. 袠 胁褋械 卸械 褝褌芯 薪械 褕谢芯 薪懈 胁 泻邪泻芯械 褋褉邪胁薪械薪懈械 褋 锌芯写胁懈谐邪屑懈 袚懈褌谢械褉邪.
袛械写 泻邪卸写褘泄 写械薪褜 褌褉械斜芯胁邪谢, 褔褌芯斜褘 褟 褔懈褌邪谢 械屑褍 胁 谐邪蟹械褌邪褏 锌褉芯 袚懈褌谢械褉邪. 袧械屑褑褘 胁褋褞写褍 褌芯谢褜泻芯 锌芯斜械卸写邪谢懈. 袨薪懈 斜芯屑斜懈谢懈, 褌芯锌懈谢懈 褋褍写邪 胁芯写芯懈蟹屑械褖械薪懈械屑 胁 褌褘褋褟褔懈 斜褉褍褌褌芯-褌芯薪薪, 褕褍褌褟 蟹邪薪懈屑邪谢懈 褋褌褉邪薪褘 懈 褋褌芯谢懈褑褘. 袧械锌芯胁芯褉芯褌谢懈胁褘械 褉邪褋褌褟锌褘-邪薪谐谢懈褔邪薪械 写芯卸懈胁邪谢懈 锌芯褋谢械写薪懈械 写薪懈, 袘械谢褜谐懈懈 泻邪褞泻, 肖褉邪薪褑懈懈 泻邪褞泻.
袣芯谐写邪 写械写 芯褌写褘褏邪谢, 褟 锌褉懈褋褌褉邪懈胁邪谢褋褟 泻 薪械屑褍, 懈 褍 薪邪褋 薪邪褔懈薪邪谢邪褋褜 褍胁谢械泻邪褌械谢褜薪邪褟 懈谐褉邪. 袛械写 锌芯写薪懈屑邪谢 谢邪写芯薪褜, 锌谢邪薪懈褉芯胁邪谢 械褞 胁 胁芯蟹写褍褏械, 卸褍卸卸邪谢 懈 褋 泻褉懈泻芯屑 芦斜芯屑斜芯胁芯蟹褘禄 锌懈泻懈褉芯胁邪谢 薪邪 屑械薪褟. 携 褏芯褏芯褌邪谢 [92鈥�93].”
― Babi Yar: A Document in the Form of a Novel
“{Stalin} took care always to say the opposite of what he did, and do the opposite of what he said.”
― Stalin: A Critical Survey of Bolshevism
― Stalin: A Critical Survey of Bolshevism

“The discomfort provoked is what makes this poem so important. Placing that event (the barbaric treatment of the family of the Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva in 1939) beside the idealisation of Stalin in MacLean's poem sets all sorts of crucial questions resonating. It raises the hugely disturbing question of the prolonged support offered by writers and intellectuals in the West for a regime characterised by an appalling degree of criminality systematically applied. The fact that Stalin's armies defeated Hitler's does nothing to change the nature of the regime he headed. Within four years of writing 'An Cuilithionn', MacLean became totally alienated from his poem for these very reasons. It would be wonderful if they made it a bad poem, but they don't. You can write splendid poetry in support of a mistaken political cause. MacLean was not the only one to get it wrong - far from it.”
―
―

“23 de dezembro [1939]
Antev茅spera chuvosa de Natal, sem que o calor aplaque. Peregrina莽茫o de p茅s molhados por lojas superlotadas na morosa demanda de presentes que satisfa莽am ao gosto e ao pre莽o, mormente ao pre莽o, que os presenteados s茫o muitos e as finan莽as est茫o arrebentadas. Ningu茅m foi esquecido. Nos casos de d煤vida, livro 茅 sempre uma boa solu莽茫o. O presente mais f谩cil foi o de Felicidade 鈥� colar de galalite arlequinhalmente multicor.
Chegamos derreados. Eurico nos esperava com a lata de talco mais estapaf煤rdia que vi na minha vida, desculpando-se por n茫o ter trazido Lenarico e Eurilena. Levou uma gravata, leve, de ver茫o.”
― O Trapicheiro
Antev茅spera chuvosa de Natal, sem que o calor aplaque. Peregrina莽茫o de p茅s molhados por lojas superlotadas na morosa demanda de presentes que satisfa莽am ao gosto e ao pre莽o, mormente ao pre莽o, que os presenteados s茫o muitos e as finan莽as est茫o arrebentadas. Ningu茅m foi esquecido. Nos casos de d煤vida, livro 茅 sempre uma boa solu莽茫o. O presente mais f谩cil foi o de Felicidade 鈥� colar de galalite arlequinhalmente multicor.
Chegamos derreados. Eurico nos esperava com a lata de talco mais estapaf煤rdia que vi na minha vida, desculpando-se por n茫o ter trazido Lenarico e Eurilena. Levou uma gravata, leve, de ver茫o.”
― O Trapicheiro

“21 de fevereiro [1939]
Hoje, ter莽a-feira gorda, 茅 o dia dos pr茅stitos das grandes sociedades e, pelos an煤ncios de p谩gina inteira com evo茅s e versalhada, haver谩 muita alegoria estadonovista com subvencionados ouropeis, que os m铆opes poder茫o tomar como realidades estadonovistas. Que saiam! A estas horas j谩 devem estar na rua, engui莽ando nas curvas mais fechadas, com suas fanfarras, com suas encarapitadas deidades seminuas, que Aldina t茫o doidamente invejava, com seus fogos-de-bengala deixando acessos de tosse na esteira. Aqui permanecerei distante de tanta beleza. Um toque de incubada melancolia acordou comigo, comigo esteve o dia inteiro como uma dorm锚ncia 鈥� refuguei a leitura, refuguei o r谩dio, a vitrola, a conversa, a visita dos amigos, dormitei quanto pude, entreguei-me sem resist锚ncia ao devaneio, algo doce, algo de prisioneiro, pescador 脿 beira do escuro mar com cantos de sereias.
Lu铆sa n茫o compreende a s煤bita n茅voa, que a conviv锚ncia 茅 caixa perene de surpresas:
鈥� Que 茅 que voc锚 tem, filhotinho?
鈥� Tamb茅m n茫o sei, querida. Tamb茅m n茫o sei.
E certamente estaria falando a verdade. H谩 verdades que se falam.”
― A Mudan莽a
Hoje, ter莽a-feira gorda, 茅 o dia dos pr茅stitos das grandes sociedades e, pelos an煤ncios de p谩gina inteira com evo茅s e versalhada, haver谩 muita alegoria estadonovista com subvencionados ouropeis, que os m铆opes poder茫o tomar como realidades estadonovistas. Que saiam! A estas horas j谩 devem estar na rua, engui莽ando nas curvas mais fechadas, com suas fanfarras, com suas encarapitadas deidades seminuas, que Aldina t茫o doidamente invejava, com seus fogos-de-bengala deixando acessos de tosse na esteira. Aqui permanecerei distante de tanta beleza. Um toque de incubada melancolia acordou comigo, comigo esteve o dia inteiro como uma dorm锚ncia 鈥� refuguei a leitura, refuguei o r谩dio, a vitrola, a conversa, a visita dos amigos, dormitei quanto pude, entreguei-me sem resist锚ncia ao devaneio, algo doce, algo de prisioneiro, pescador 脿 beira do escuro mar com cantos de sereias.
Lu铆sa n茫o compreende a s煤bita n茅voa, que a conviv锚ncia 茅 caixa perene de surpresas:
鈥� Que 茅 que voc锚 tem, filhotinho?
鈥� Tamb茅m n茫o sei, querida. Tamb茅m n茫o sei.
E certamente estaria falando a verdade. H谩 verdades que se falam.”
― A Mudan莽a
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