The Fall Quotes

“Knowing how to fall is much more valuable than knowing how to walk.”
― Diogo Mainardi, The Fall: A Father's Memoir in 424 Steps

“When Tito was born, I was writing my fifth novel.

That was how I saw my future: living in Venice and jumping from novel to novel.

Tito's birth changed all that.”
― Diogo Mainardi, The Fall: A Father's Memoir in 424 Steps

“My words to Anna, as we stood contemplating the Scuola Grande di San Marco, moments before entering Venice Hospital, came true: 'With a façade like that, I could even accept having a deformed child.'

I accepted Tito's cerebral palsy.

I accepted it as if it were the most natural thing in the world. I accepted it with delight. I accepted it with enthusiasm. I accepted it with love.”
― Diogo Mainardi, The Fall: A Father's Memoir in 424 Steps

“Caught between life and death, I clung to life.”
― Diogo Mainardi, The Fall: A Father's Memoir in 424 Steps

“O temor era desesperador. Era também um alento. Eu só conseguia ter certeza que Tito ainda estava vivo quando temia que ele estivesse morrendo. Para poder morrer, Tito tinha de estar vivo.”
― Diogo Mainardi, A queda

“vomits out the jew periodically / the JEW won’t take responsibility for civic order he WONT organize a state / he is a god damned Iriquois Indian / necessary defense against parasites / JEW parasite on principle / IF you are content to be sheep all right / but MAN declining to be GOY to jewish shearer will defend himself.”
― Diogo Mainardi, The Fall: A father's memoir in 424 steps