The Neapolitan Novels
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Read between September 9 - November 17, 2024
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The waves rolled in like blue metal tubes carrying an egg white of foam on their peaks, then broke in a thousand glittering splinters and came up to the street with an oh of wonder and fear from those watching.
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there are no gestures, words, or sighs that do not contain the sum of all the crimes that human beings have committed and commit.
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Why did I always have ready a gracious smile, a happy laugh, when things went badly? Why, sooner or later, did I always find plausible excuses for those who made me suffer?