Superb Sentences: Guimarães Rosa

A series of beautiful phrases, sentences, and excerpts from Brazilian literature leading up to Brazil’s National Day of the Book on October 29.

From “O Espelho” (“The Mirror”) in Primeiras Estórias (1962) by Guimarães Rosa: “Quando nada acontece, há um milagre que não estamos vendo.”

When nothing is happening, there’s a miracle that we aren’t seeing.