“There is only a way of escape from a place: is leaving ourselves. There is only a way of leaving ourselves: is loving someone.”

—  Mia Couto

Confession of the Lioness: A Novel

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Só há um modo de escapar de um lugar: é sairmos de nós. Só há um modo de sairmos de nós: é amarmos alguém.

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