“At first she dreamed of sheep, of going to school, of cats drinking milk. Little by little she dreamed of blue sheep, of going to school in the middle of the woods, of cats drinking milk from golden saucers. And her dreams became increasingly dense and acquired colours that were difficult to dilute into words.”

—  Clarice Lispector, book Near to the Wild Heart

Near to the Wild Heart (1943), p. 43

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Brazilian writer 1920–1977

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