49. Revolution

Lake over Fire.
You must destroy all your bad ideas.
Seek change, as the traditional way is no longer suitable.
You must undergo a radical transformation in order to find your road to success.

E, se o I-Ching está dizendo, quem sou eu pra ir contra?!

- Look, if I die, Al, tell Ellie I'm sorry I said all those things to her. I said terrible things to her. I called her all kinds of names. Probably because I never stopped loving her.

- You're not dying.

- Well, if I don't die, tell her she's a tramp, and she's living with a guy the best you could say about him is sometimes he returns phone calls.


Romance, hypochondria and redemption from "Hollywood ending", by Woody Allen.

Once in a lifetime - Talking Heads

And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself - Well...How did I get here?

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

(...)

And you may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
And you may ask yourself
Where does that highway go to?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right?...Am I wrong?
And you may say to yourself
MY GOD!...WHAT HAVE I DONE?

(...)

Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...

"... depois foi encostar-se a uma das duas janelas que davam para o mar. Cinco minutos depois, a vista das águas próximas e das montanhas ao longe restituía-lhe o sentimento confuso, vago, inquieto que lhe doía e fazia bem, alguma coisa que deve sentir a planta, quando abotoa a primeira flor."

Machado de Assis, no conto Uns braços.

Ah, eu adoro as sutilezas machadianas...