The Dogs and the Wolves Quotes

“En el fondo, seguía siendo, y siempre sería, una niña tímida que sólo se sentía a gusto en una soledad montaraz.”
― Irène Némirovsky, The Dogs and the Wolves

“Estaba loca. Era una mujer de veinte años y había actuado como una niña de doce. <>”
― Irène Némirovsky, The Dogs and the Wolves

“«Ada,» le disse «non bisogna desiderare con tanta forza».
«Non posso fare altrimenti, Madame».
«Occorre essere più distaccati. Porsi nei confronti della vita come un generoso creditore e non come un avido usuraio».
«Non posso fare altrimenti» ripeté Ada.”
― Irène Némirovsky, The Dogs and the Wolves

“Now she mocked and berated herself fiercely. She was mad. She, a woman of twenty, had behaved like a little twelve-year-old child. 'But I'm not a woman,' she thought. 'There are people who are ageless, and I'm one of them. I was an old woman at twelve, and even when I have white hair I'll be exactly the same in my heart as I am today. Why be ashamed of it?”
― Irène Némirovsky, The Dogs and the Wolves