Romário (1966) Brazilian association football player
Se você me perguntar por que eu gosto da noite, é simples: é que à noite você vê só o que quer. De dia, é obrigado a ver tudo.
Source: Veja Magazine; 1992 Edition. February 18th, 2005.
“comparing what you see during an eclipse to the darkness at night is like comparing an ocean to a teardrop.”
— Wendy Mass, book Every Soul a Star
Source: Every Soul a Star
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