21/10/13

the Irish word for love

© Bernardo Martins | Dublin, 2013


Why does she [Edna O'Brien] think so many writers have come out of Ireland? 

"Desperation and a gra for the language." The word is pronounced "graw" and she has to spell it out. "G-R-A, it's a lovely word, it's the Irish word for love."

Susanna Rustin, in The Guardian

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  1. “In some parts of Ireland the sleep which knows no waking is always followed by a wake which knows no sleeping.” [Mary Wilson Little]

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    1. "Mas depois voltei a adormecer, porque reconheci o barulho do rio e porque esse barulho foi-se tornando igual até me trazer outra vez o sono."

      Juan Rulfo

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