Next stop

“Life is like a train ride. Some people will sit next to you and talk to you. Some will just stand around… oblivious to your existence. Some will have to leave the train while you’re having a great conversation and who knows when you’ll see them again. And if you’re lucky, there’ll be those who will sit and talk to you throughout the whole journey.”

(Praia da Arrifana - Abril'11)

Just like a star

"I am no one special. Just a common man with common thoughts. I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but in one respect I've succeeded as gloriously as anyone who ever lived. I've loved another with all my heart and soul and for me that has always been enough." (The Notebook)

"My Dearest Allie. I couldn't sleep last night because I know that it's over between us. I'm not bitter anymore, because I know that what we had was real. And if in some distant place in the future we see each other in our new lives, I'll smile at you with joy and remember how we spent the summer beneath the trees, learning from each other and growing in love. The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds, and that's what you've given me. That's what I hope to give to you forever. I love you. I'll be seeing you. Noah" (The Notebook)

The walls are coming down

-”Your not going to let me back in there are you? You’ve got your armour back on tahts that.” 
-”I have no armour left. You’ve stripped it from me. Whatever is left of me . . . whatever is left of me . . . whatever I am . . . I’m yours.” (from Casino Royale)

To be stronger than anything

Esperar 10x

"Algo está a acontecer sem ti.

Algures no mundo algo mudou sem te perguntar nada.

Quase tudo desconhece que tu existes.

Ninguém te deve nada.

Por esta altura já percebeste que saber exigir é saber existir.

Por esta altura já sabes que aquilo que te dás não tem imposto e é só valor acrescentado.

Esperar dez vezes é desesperar."

(Flyer-Lux Frágil Fevereiro 2011)

João Carvalho - Lisboa 2010 - Outra noite que se vai.

In 2011

"This coming year, I hope you create a story that you love. I hope you make something beautiful and take great risks. I hope you dare yourself to do brave things. I hope you will have conviction and see it through. I hope you fall in love. I hope you discover the miracle of faith. I hope life breaks you from the disaster. I hope you come out brand new and beautiful. I hope you have the courage to take the weak things and amplify them until your life overflows with only the good stuff. I hope you see the world and meet interesting people. But above all, I hope you have an absolutely passionate love affair with life. New year, another chance for us to make it right.In 2011 Give more, Forgive more, Smile more, Hug more, Enjoy more, Kiss more, Listen more, Love more and Dare to be Happy!"

When you lose someone

Things you realize when you lose someone: You get mad at yourself for not saying the things you could've said a million times. You take for granted the days spent doing nothing when you could've spent it with that someone. Anyone can be taken, at any time in our lives. But we always wait until they're gone to say the things we never had the courage to before.

All right.

"Don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you got to protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they want to tell you you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period. All right?" 
(from The Pursuit of Happyness)