La regola dell'equilibrio Quotes

“Jurists, with rare exceptions, are unconsciously and tenaciously averse to clarity and brevity.”
― Gianrico Carofiglio, La regola dell'equilibrio

“Power – any form of power – is acceptable only if it’s transparent and clean, if it’s exercised in a way that is equal for everybody.”
― Gianrico Carofiglio, A Fine Line

“The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to such a pass that he can no longer distinguish the truth, within him or around him.”
― Gianrico Carofiglio, A Fine Line

“...I had decided to tidy up a bit.

Actually it hadn't really been a choice. The situation had got out of hand, particularly because of the books. Apart from those on the shelves, there were books everywhere. On the floor, on the tables, on the sofas, in the bathroom, in the kitchen—and let's be honest, not all of them were indispensable.”
― Gianrico Carofiglio, La regola dell'equilibrio

“Sono ammirato dal tuo maneggio acrobatico dell'eufemismo. Trasformare cinquantamila euro in un piccolo regalo non è da tutti.”
― Gianrico Carofiglio, La regola dell'equilibrio

“My grandfather often quoted it, and said that the rule of moral balance is the opposite of the behaviour described in that sentence. It means not lying to ourselves about the significance of, and the reasons for, what we do and what we don’t do. It means not looking for justifications, not manipulating the account we make of ourselves to anyone, including ourselves.”
― Gianrico Carofiglio, A Fine Line

“We know a lot of ugly things happen in the world and we can’t allow ourselves to get indignant about all of them. We have limited reserves of indignation. But when the events are so close, when they touch you personally, what must you do? It’s one thing not being able to do anything – you know something isn’t right, but you can’t do anything about it – it’s quite another when you have in your own hands the possibility of reacting in some way.”
― Gianrico Carofiglio, A Fine Line

“I had an image of myself and tried to live up to it. One way or another. Whenever there was a clash with reality, it was reality that had to adapt. But that’s a mechanism that can’t last forever. Gradually, you lose your sense of balance.”
― Gianrico Carofiglio, A Fine Line

“Justifications, most of them, which are like certain rocks just below the surface of the water. You can lean on them, you can grab hold of them, but you can also hit them and hurt yourself very badly.”
― Gianrico Carofiglio, A Fine Line

“Each of us, over the years, creates a character for ourselves. One we identify with, which corresponds to a positive idea of ourselves, which encapsulates the qualities we like to think we have. Your character, the one you’ve created for yourself, the one you identify with, has, among its various characteristics, one that could be described like this: He’s a criminal lawyer, therefore he defends criminals, but not those who’ve committed heinous and disgusting crimes.”
― Gianrico Carofiglio, A Fine Line

“Death is nothing at all, I have only slipped away into the next room.”
― Gianrico Carofiglio, A Fine Line