Jobim said that 20 years ago, but it still happens, unfortunately. That's why it's quite funny that the Rio airport was renamed for him after his death.

I had worked with everyone I admired and learned a lot from them, but in 1997 I just decided that it was my time. It was my turn to give people my own music. It's taken me a while to get here, but I'm finally here.

Pilates is my favorite meditative way to get in shape. I don't like the gym and I don't like running, so I just lay on my Pilates reformer. It's great.

On the whole, lying is a cheerful affair. Embellishments are intended to give pleasure. People long to tell you what they imagine you want to hear. They want to amuse you; they want to amuse themselves; they want to show you a good time. This is beyond hospitality. This is art.

But there is nothing, no trace that she’s ever existed. She is not here. She will never be here again.
Because of me.

I don’t want to hurt her, don’t want her to suffer. But the truth may hurt her more. I wrap my arms, my wings, around her as her body shutters.