Echoes...Silence...Patience... and Grace

"Keep a light on those you love They will be there when you die Baby there's no need to fear Baby there's no need to cry Every little piece in your life Will add up to one Every little piece in your life Will it mean something to someone? You fuse my broken bones Back together and then Lift the weight of the world From my shoulders again Every little piece in your life Will add up to one Every little piece in your life Will it mean something to someone? Every little piece in your life Will add up to one Every little piece of your life Will mean something to someone You touch my face god whispers in my ears In my.. There are tears in my eyes Love replaces fear You touch my face god whispers in my ears In my year (ear).. There are tears in my eyes Love replaces fear Fear Every little piece in your life Will add up to one Every little piece in your life Will mean something to someone Every little piece in your life Will add up to one Every ...

"So why am I doing this? I'm doing this because once upon a time, you and I were best friends and that means that whenever you need me, I'm here; anytime, anywhere, any place, forever. You understand that?" - Dawson's Creek Não me parece que haja declaração mais bonita do que esta. Mas é pedir demasiado, não é?

"With all the umpredictable caos around us, there are certain universal constants. Gravity, speed of light. These constants never change, even when everything else around you does. Life is full of unkowns, and when those unknowns are too overwhelming, it's the constants we have to hold on to. Like our friends. The ones who are not afraid to tell us that there's no such thing as normal. The ones who have been in our lives, for every minute with you, even the hardest minutes. Like those who could have walked away, but chose to stick around, even though they had their own lives, families, their own children. Like our parents, because we wouldn't be here without them. Who pick us up when we fall, who come when we call them, who answer when we knock." - Life Unexpected

"As pessoas querem fazer parte de algo maior, algo mais profundo do que elas próprias. Algo pelo qual valha a pena viver, valha a pena morrer. Algo tão maravilhoso que estão dispostas a correr o risco de ser alvo de chacota, o risco de serem chamadas loucas, o risco de nadarem sozinhas nas águas mais escuras, determinadas a mergulhar nas profundezas para encontrarem algo especial, que possa durar para sempre. Algo que correrão o risco de amar, mesmo depois de esse amor as magoar." - Deborah Smith

"(...) that people in my life who are gone now, people I miss very much and people who I am haunted by in different ways, but whether we're separated by death or merely distance, I know that they're still with me because I keep them in my heart. The truth is, in time, that's all that we're going to be to each other anyway, this population of memories, some wonderful and endearing, some less so. But taken together, those memories help make us who we are and who we will be. So whether you're here with each other now or you're merely in each other's thoughts, remember each other on that road ahead." - Dawson´s Creek

"- No. I don't need a confession from you. That's not why I came here. I don't need you to apologize to me for all the pain that you've caused me, and I don't have to forgive you. All I have to do is forgive myself for these things that I can't change - Dawson's Creek

" - How...? - I was unable to form the question, but she understood me anyway. - It's the Lord's will - she said quietly. - You get through it, you just never get over it." - Jodi Picoult

"Enfrentar o rapaz libertou-me para me enfrentar a mim próprio. Ao largar o passado, o passado largou-me. (...) Fiz o que pude para lhe pedir perdão, mas talvez a criança e eu estejamos já demasiado separados para conseguirmos comunicar. Já não sou o rapaz que um dia fui, e ele transformou-se num alguém diferente, em alguém novo. Ele partiu, e eu agora sou Henry Day."

Bem, este ano, reparei agora, ainda não tinha escrito aqui nada. Têm sido umas semanas bastante ocupadas, é bom sinal. Foi a adaptação ao novo membro temporário da família (que felizmente está a correr bem, por isso um ponto para mim), o exame de Código (e mais um ponto para mim), novas propostas de trabalho, o trabalho actual, a viagem a Londres, o Simposium em Lisboa... como dá para ver, imensas coisas em que pensar. E, sobretudo, muitas coisas positivas aqui. Acho que posso considerar-me uma pessoa de sorte, por tantas razões! Gostava de dizer "Pois, por isso está tudo bem, estes 17 dias têm sido uma maravilha, tudo cor-se-rosa". Gostava, mas não posso. Porque a verdade é que andei aí uns dias bastante cansada, bastante em baixo, apesar de tudo. Por isso, acreditem, "tudo bem", que é uma coisa que perguntamos uns aos outros quase diariamente, é uma utopia. Se sou feliz? Acho que sim, pelo menos a maior parte do tempo. Mas acho também que há uma diferença entre se...