“Mezzogiorno col sole, quando l’estate è ancora illimitata, ai tavoli del caffè in Piazzetta con un bicchiere di vino bianco, io e mio padre scambiando poche parole, attendendo gli amici, osservando la gente che conosciamo.
Gioia somma e perfetta, astratta dal tempo, in mezzo al paese, come fuori della portata della morte. Rabbrividivo al sole.”
― Libera nos a malo
Gioia somma e perfetta, astratta dal tempo, in mezzo al paese, come fuori della portata della morte. Rabbrividivo al sole.”
― Libera nos a malo
“It's in these moments, next to you, that I envy words for doing what we can never do-- how they can tell all of themselves simply by standing still, simply by being. Imagine I could lie down beside you and my whole body, every cell, radiates a clear, singular meaning, not so much a writer as a word pressed down beside you.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“Proprio perché non assomigli a nessuna avrei voluto incontrarti sempre... In qualsiasi posto...”
― Corto Maltese - Una ballata del mare salato
― Corto Maltese - Una ballata del mare salato
“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”
― The Dharma Bums
― The Dharma Bums
“No animal has more liberty than the cat, but it buries the mess it makes. The cat is the best anarchist.”
― For Whom the Bell Tolls
― For Whom the Bell Tolls
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