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Time to Read

Today’s quote is from the French writer, Daniel Pennac:

If you're wondering how you're going to find time to read, it means you really don't want to read because no one has time. Life always gets in the way. The time to read is always tempo roubado à tirania da vida.time stolen from the tyranny of living.

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Se está a pensar como vai tempo para ler, isso que não quer ler porque tem tempo. A vida sempre no caminho. O tempo para ler é sempre tempo à da vida.

If you're wondering how you're going to find time to read, it means you really don't want to read because no one has time. Life always gets in the way. The time to read is always time stolen from the tyranny of living.

Today's vocabulary

🔧 Arranjar: To arrange, to get, to find📑 Significar: To mean, to signify ❗ Mesmo: Really🚷 Ninguém: No one🙋 Meter-se: To put oneself🥷 Roubar: To steal⚔️ Tirania [femin. noun]: Tyranny

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