Things were somehow so good that they were in danger of becoming very bad because what is fully mature is very close to rotting
Clarice LispectorMy life, the most truthful one, is unrecognizable, extremely interior, and there is no single word that gives it meaning.
Clarice LispectorAnd even sadness was also something for rich people, for people who could afford it, for people who didn't have anything better to do. Sadness was a luxury.
Clarice Lispector