6 Quotes by Adélia Prado

EXHAUSTEDI want a sleep permit,forgiveness to rest for hours,without even dreamingthe light straw of a small dream.I want what before lifewas the deep sleep of the species,the grace of a state.Seed.Much more than roots.

Amor violetaO amor me fere é debaixo do braço,de um vão entre as costelas.Atinge meu coração é por esta via inclinada.Eu ponho o amor no pilão com cinzae grão de roxo e soco. Macero ele,faço dele cataplasmae ponho sobre a ferida.

Páscoa(...)Divido o dia em três partes:a primeira pra olhar retratos,a segunda pra olhar espelhos,a última e maior delas, pra chorar.(...)

Suffering belongs to no language.

Destiny doesn't exist. It's God we need, and fast.

I have no desire to dress up my poetry and make it fancy. I want the poem to be as true as humanly possible to the feeling that inspired it. That's my only concern. Everything else seems wrong.