a man is born free, but he is everywhere in chains. -- du contrat social ou principes du droit politique, jean jacques rosseau

my passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility has always contrasted oddly with my pronounced lack of need for direct contact with other human beings and human communities. i am truly a 'lone traveler' and have never belonged to my country, my home, my friends, or even my immediate family, with my whole heart; in the face of all these ties, i have never lost a sense of distance and a need for solitude... -- the world as i see it, albert einstein x

eu entendo inglês, mas eu não 'sinto' inglês. quando eu falo 'mango tree' é só uma árvore. já 'mangueira' lembra minha mãe, a infância. é diferente. -- entrevista ao the hollywood report, fernando meirelles