Innocence Quotes

“What do I think about the story? he asked himself. I don’t even know if we’ve got the right version. But no, that’s not the point. The right version would presumably be true, and a legend doesn’t have to be true, it has other things to do.”
― Penelope Fitzgerald, Innocence

“Gondi would never be created Prefect of a Congregation, yet he was unable to understand why. Capable of grasping so much, he couldn’t see, or perhaps believe, that his virtue, hard work, relentless flow of accurate reports and genius for middle management would keep him for ever a Monsignore. Irreplaceable at his own level, he could never rise. Many small honours had been conferred upon him, but he was too useful to promote. The Secretariat commended his work, slightly altered his conclusions, and left him where he was.”
― Penelope Fitzgerald, Innocence

“Salvatore threw up his hands. "What's to become of us? We can't go on like this." "Yes, we can go on like this," said Cesare. "We can go on exactly like this for the rest of our lives.”
― Penelope Fitzgerald, Innocence