Alberto Moravia > Quotes

“And we all know love is a glass which makes even a monster appear fascinating.”
― Alberto Moravia, The Woman of Rome

“You can't think on purpose about somebody or something. Either you think about them naturally or you don't think at all.”
― Alberto Moravia, Boredom

“This thought strengthened in me my belief that all men, without exception, deserve to be pitied, if only because they are alive.”
― Alberto Moravia, The Woman of Rome

“Loyalty, Signor Molteni, not love. Penelope is loyal to Ulysses but we do not know how far she loved him...and as you know people can sometimes be absolutely loyal without loving. In certain cases, in fact, loyalty is form of vengeance, of black-mail, of recovering one's self-respect. Loyalty, not love.”
― Alberto Moravia, Contempt

“Ο μυθιστοριογράφος σου δίνει να δεις από την κλειδαρότρυπα αυτά που δεν μπορείς να δεις διαφορετικά.”
― Alberto Moravia

“...my boredom might be described as a malady affecting external objects and consisting of a withering process; an almost instantaneous loss of vitality--just as though one saw a flower change in a few seconds from a bud to decay and dust.”
― Alberto Moravia

“Vedi, non c'è coraggio e non c'è paura... ci sono soltanto coscienza ed incoscienza... la coscienza è paura, l'incoscienza è coraggio.”
― Alberto Moravia

“(...) aquilo que nos modifica não são os fatos extraordinários que acontecem uma só vez, mas sim esse hábito, essa longa aceitação das coisas contra as quais deixamos de nos revoltar.”
― Alberto Moravia

“Dat is mijn misdaad... ik heb gezondigd in onverschilligheid...”
― Alberto Moravia, The Time of Indifference