Ana Claudia Antunes is a remarkable Brazilian author, artist, translator, and poet whose creative journey spans continents and cultures. With over three decades of experience in publishing, she has enriched the literary world through her unique voice and multicultural perspective. Her educational pursuits took her from Brazil to prestigious institutions including UCLA and the University of Paris IV, reflecting her dedication to continuous learning and artistic excellence. Through her diverse body of work, Antunes inspires readers to embrace creativity, humor, and the power of words to transform our understanding of the world around us.
"Drink from the ethereal philosophy of Heaven and you may see life as no more no less than a dream made of pure poetry from divine source."
"Faith is not to believe Or pray that Providence Will help a chieve Anything we want, But to liv eWith confidence That God will do for us Everything we need."
"What the famous big blue Boy Scout told to a green Kryptonite? What?? YOU rock!"
"My friends think I'm outgoing, but I don't travel as much outside as I do from the inside."
"People ask me where I got my x-ray powers. I inherited them from my parents in parental supervision. Erase the dots and your doubts if you think that I was 'raysed' alone."
"When thinking is overrated And friends are easy to make, Check if it's too complicated Knowing yourself somehow... Inner peace's not hard to take, Never lost or underestimated. Get out of social media... NOW!"
"I tried to blow a yellow jacket out and now it's wearing a bow tie in its mouth."
"After one divorce and other on the way I am seriously considering a ME-rriage now and .t's going to be epic! I will ask my hand in meTRInomy, for it will become a trigamy. And me, my higher self and third I will live happily ever after life...We will live in threesomeness!"
"In peace we play and freedom ring, Now let us enjoy a mantra to sing, Down here we know that today Elated it's a really sunny day,Play: It's Independence Day!Ensure you celebrate with joyful thought Never forget that for freedom we fought Dance and sing we never forgot Erase all doubts of what we got.Now it's time to celebrate, Chant hymns and vibrate! Expectations must be met. Don't give up and don't forget.As sometimes it's the only wayYield for freedom, learn to play."
"Had a cold hummus with pita bread, Under a delicious food, yellow or red. Might just have the appetite to cook Urgent dinner by hook or crook.So that's just a humus humor spread."
"Pay to go inside Neruda's homeA body lies there with no dome.But right there in the front hallLean a fairy against the icy wall.Oh Endless enigmas had the bard!Nice and large and calm backyardEnds In the middle of a rare roomRare portrait of revelishing gloom.Up climbing at the weird snail stairDoes make you grasp for some air.And there's a room with bric-a-brac:Old and precious books all in a pack.Dare saying what I liked most of all?Enjoyed seeing visitors having a ball!"
"Shamrocks And roses In an ever green flock Now Up to your noses Turning into a high stock! People nice and seen All around you green! These lucky streams Realizing major dreams. In strives, when in pain Call oh call up my name, Know it isn't in vain..."
"If someone loves sweet things and constantly eats angel s hair tartlets should this be diagnosed as having some sort of heavenly trichotillomania?"
"Don't pay attention to people Who tell you can't do it at lenght. Trusting your own instincts Can lead to what's quintessential. Make their limitation be your strenght. You might as well contradict them And then reach your full potential."
"The future is completely open and so is the past. And we are writing them right now. Making a different past or future is only up to us now."
"What's the difference between rain and grain? Only a g, though they both grow in the land, and they don't land but fall. What a difference a g makes!"
"Love frees us of all pain, or of any restraint. Once a circle that ever widens without end. Various colors it shines in our lives to paintExcelsis, glorious manifestation to befriend."
"The first time I saw a mermaid in my dream, and she looked so real...THAT.'s fishy!!"
"Love knows no barriers, no distance.It makes you dance as if in a trance,And catches you up when you are down.It makes you draw a smile from a frown,And embarks you in a river when you fall, And most of its grace, it embraces us all!"
"There are no good tights, It s all such a rare sight... Gently, I put one in. Holes are within! They re only good for a fight."
"Walking with my doggy is so much fun! And she makes me laugh, she makes me run. Licking she likes to make some good new friends, Kindly enough with cyclists who spin with no end."
"Life is too short to have debts and doubts, Pay the bills, no regrets, be up and about."
"If I send all the books that I faithfully wrote overseas, would that, for any chance, be considered work-shipping??"
"I like the way Twitter makes one be more concise.It looks like someone is saying sometthing wise."
"A dessert to a deserter in the desert burst, "You trust your thirst. And you are too hot! You scream for ice cream. And believe it or not, I may not be your first. But I might be your lust! Give it a shot..."
"There's no greater joy than being able to touch People's hearts."
"You cannot be who you are not. Simply rest, sit still and unknot. You may even try to emulate and inspire,But it's the inner self that you'll transpire."
"Like the moon shining bright Up high with all its grace,I can only show you at night And hide half of my face."
"Life is like a book written with lots of surprises,Spell it wrongly and you'll be spilled otherwise."
"As I am a work in progress, you shall see me more or less? Don't shake me out if I digress. As of me less, from me more of my work, I guess."
"A Speechmaker's Prayer: "Let each word of mine be tender and sweet, Just in case someone might make me eat it."
"How's daydreaming affecting nightmares?? Showing the light where is all dark!"
"Rain's pouring and it's too cold. All people bored and I even accord What to do but spell a tale told: So once upon a time a land in the shore..."
"I'd rather not look for a job... to let a fine one find me. And that definitely wouldn't define me as a snob!"
"This book's like black holes. It really engulfes you whole."
"You don t have to let it linger Within the palm of your hand, The tip's already in your finger:All beginning comes to an end."
"Busy in a bus or lacking luck you poke to pluck a pick-up truck. Utterly shocked you choke in the lock and check if you chuck a buck or if you are stuck in the muck. So you should lurk in a day like this in such a murky lucky way. In a day when you don't know if you laugh or cry... Errands wait for those who are late in the busiest day.Such day that defies all your senses and makes you want to fly... To fly away!"
"Treat me well and I will tell... Treat me bad and I feel sad. Treat me good, change my mood. Treat me sweet and call it quits!"
"If you do not want to be forgotten as soon as you are dead...be read, or try coming back and pull the feet of those who are still alive instead!"