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"The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas" Quotes
"The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas" is a satirical novel narrated by a dead man reflecting on his life, society, and the absurdities of human existence.
Quotes
I am not a writer by profession, I am an idler.
I am not a ghost writer; I am a writer ghost.
The deceased had a great talent for abstract ideas.
I am a child of my time, and this is why I am writing with such freedom.
To each his own madness.
In the game of life, the dice are thrown by chance.
The living are the dead on holiday.
One should not, however, despair of the future.
The value of things is not in the time they last, but in the intensity with which they occur.
I do not know whether the world is becoming better or worse, I only know that I am becoming older.
