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.
"What did the soup say to the tea plate? "You're too shallow for me. I like deep dish to dip right into!" I still keep my British humour in good taste. No room for egos or rumours."
"A book can be a great friend, an advisor, a means to an end. A book reveals so much more than a movie would ever do. For example, when I watched the movie "The Hours", I was fascinated by the story. Just a year later I decided to read the book. And what was my surprise that I was even more dazzled by its writings than I was by the images. The images in my head were more vivid than the film could ever transport me to that feminine universe that the author was trying (and so successfully granted me) to conceive."
"Achievement is no hocus-pocus. It's focus, focus!"
"He does not need to be an emperor, but a prince.If he has enough charm or elegance to convince."
"A brainstorm about the difference between rain and brain: a b, although both are juicy like water... but if it rained in the brain would that mean that ocurred a brainwash? and if so what would be the cure for that?? That's rough for sure. But if the rain plays mainly in the land would it land instead of fail to fall?? What's the meaning of it all? i'm a brainiac with some brainy thoughts.."
"It's always good to know that you have been the best even though deep inside you know you will never be better than that."
"Just when you see a kid selling a mascot,If you don't buy it because he winks, Not only that will be considered a "boycott",Xenophobically, it will also be a jinx!"
"Life's a book filled on pages Just awaiting to be written.Some don't open it for ages,Maybe afraid of being bitten."
"I've been living for too long abroad and aboard, Methinking the concept of being grounded or floored."
"Life keeps throwing me stones. And I keep finding the diamonds..."
"How do you paint a writer's block?Just fill it with fifty shades of black."
"Some say Twitter is overrated.Some love it, others hate it.I guess it depends on what you've got,If you have guts to write a funny plot!"
"Love without restraint makes one saint and the other faint the sweetest face and the tenderest embrace bring the sun to every place in such grace."
"A balanced dieT to make you die with a tea, consists of holding two bags of cookies on each hand and a voracious hunger to consume."
"What did the mat say to the door? You must be really aDOORable to open up to everyone who knock at you. And I welcome everyone and what do I get? People stepping all over me."
"If I knew then what I know now I guess it'd make no difference, Fate's sure in the way somehow. What's important is the essence. Although we still have free will We also have a whole lot to deal."
"A seeker of radical strenght Keeps everything on track, Feeble force yields at length, Not sure where to go back. When one can't find courage, And all the efforts seem vain, It's advised to fight like a sage: Be powerful like a bullet train! Too much work and no play Can make a brain go astray! Determined to live and stay Can lead life into a long way."
"Hough we travel the whole over to find the perfect match,we must carry it with us a light or it's playing hard to catch."
"A good writer is also an avid reader. A good reader is also a vivid dreamer. A good dreamer is also a good learner. And a good learner is definitely a good listener. A good listener is always looking to what the heart speaks. A spoken heart talks directly to a silent soul. And a silent soul is most of the time in pace with a peaceful thought. A peaceful thought is also a good writer..."
"Life always gives us another change: It's called "To Move On"."
"Happiness lies even in tiny little butterflies. You just have to open up your eyes and see where beauty flies to beautify your world lenghtwise."
"Seropusly, why do flies line up in the sky every time someone lies? Hovering over they long to take the shit out from where It belongs so They compete to eat it alive."
"In every possibility of a mind May you travel, yet not blind. As a head filled with imagination, Goes a heart full of gold creation, It's never late to have a dream. Nor is it so far away as it seems, And, like a rearview mirror reveals, Thus a fantasy soon becomes real. It may be closer than it appears. Or at least it will show up clear. Never give up a dream for fear!"
"If you want to heal a broken heart,Be smart! That's all an ancient art.Start by loving the very small partsThat were left there shattered apart."
"It's all a series of serendipities with no beginnings and no ends. Such infinitesimal possibilities Through which love transcends."
"If you don't take life seriously,Life will take you, seriously!"
"It's not the weather that's bad or good, it's whether you have good or bad mood. It's cloudy and cold, I feel happy and bold, As the storm unfolds, I turn silver in gold!"
"Rules for navigating the net, Or people will roll their eye Lest you can't roll the R rect: Literally, don t dink and dive!"
"In Science don't confound Normal static electricity To ecstatic eccentricity. Here is what I found: Electric charges As they rise up your hair In contrast with a discharge, Rarity leaves you up in the air!"
"The less you move on the groundthe more the world moves around."
"All the drain leads to the ocean...So chill out and enjoy the motion!"
"Don t let your work define you. But let you define what works for you to defy and refine you even more."
"Most of my novels were developped from dreams I had. A dreamer I AM! Literally , at 1 AM. A dream with 140 characters is to dream an impossible dream. Too many characters to develoo from it. But in twitter that worked just fine for me."
"Time heals nothing. It only brings other issues and tissues, and takes what is incurable or unacceptable out of the center of our attention."
"I don t listen to hoax or rumours, but I like a good sense of humour. If you are wrong, be wise, apologize. Otherwise, be kind and rewind. Gone with the wind..."
"Working hard is not a waste of time, but a state of mind. Keep pushing your limits until you reach the edge. Then be kind and rewind."