Giulia

“Se deridi così le storie di chi ha sofferto, vuol dire che non hai sofferto abbastanza.”
― Stefano Benni, Margherita Dolce Vita

“Per favore, non guardi così fissamente quelle ragazzine. Vuole che tutti si accorgano che siamo preti?”
― Stefano Benni, La Compagnia dei Celestini

“That's how the past came back... not with the same characters, like in novels, but with new ones that trigger the memory of fears that haven't been expunged. And that was very dangerous. I mustn't try to forget the past, as I had thought[...]; instead I should remember it all, so I could keep it under control and use it to strengthen myself against the new experiences that surely lay in wait.”
― Goliarda Sapienza, The Art Of Joy

“The West's post-Holocaust pledge that genocide would never again be tolerated proved to be hollow, and for all the fine sentiments inspired by the memory of Auschwitz, the problem remains that denouncing evil is a far cry from doing good.”
― Philip Gourevitch, We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda