Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Once Upon A Time, There Was A Prostitute Called Maria

Once upon a time, there was a prostitute called Maria. Wait a minute. "Once upon a time" is how all the best children's stories begin and "prostitute" is a word for adults. How can I start a book with this apparent contradiction? But since, at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss, let's keep that beginning.

Once upon a time, there was a prostitute called Maria

~Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho

5 comments:

Shades of Grey said...

This is amazingly hilarious.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Entitle your fable "West Side Story" and everything is illuminated.

She gave her life for the gang.

Sara said...

per te's my favorite. :)

Dina said...

Love your new blog header. Listened and watched per te - stunning. thanks