“Physically it's kind of lassitude, the apathy and tiredness that precedes the flu or some other illness, or death. My legs ache and feel heavy, my skin has become more sensitive to cold and to heat, to the hardness or rigidity of things. Nothing interests me, I feel uncomfortable being still but would feel even more uncomfortable if I moved. I don't know whether speaking is painful or just boring. I sit here, staring straight ahead, with no desires, no needs, hollow. I'm not even sad. I feel only passivity and indifference.” IfsKnowsNeedsFeelsKindStillsDesireInterestColdSkinsMovedPainfulIllnessHeavyBoringLegsStaringIndifferenceUncomfortableSensitiveHeatApathyAcheHollowFluPassivityRigidityHardnessTiredness Author:Antonio Lobo Antunes
“I'm just giving you some spiel, the ludicrous plot of a novel, a story I invented to touch your heart—one-third bullshit, one-third booze, and one-third genuine tenderness, you know the kind of thing.” KnowsGivingHeartKindStoriesNovelThirdsGenuinePlotTendernessBullshitBooze Author:Antonio Lobo Antunes
