Fausto Brizzi > Quotes

“The important thing is to make sure that when death comes, it finds us still alive.”
― Fausto Brizzi, 100 Days of Happiness

“Trust yourself. Even if you're really, really scared, never let on that you are.”
― Fausto Brizzi, 100 Days of Happiness

“. . . human beings . . . [are] divided into "book benders" and "non-book benders." The former are happier.”
― Fausto Brizzi

“Every one of us has already experienced thousands of last times without even realizing it. Most of the time, in fact, you never even imagine that what you're experiencing is the last time.”
― Fausto Brizzi, 100 Days of Happiness

“Just work, work, work, even at the risk of making mistakes. And if and when you do make mistakes, and you do hurt someone, ask for forgiveness. Asking forgiveness and admitting you've made a mistake is the hardest thing of all. But if someone else does you good, remember it always. Showing gratitude is every bit as complicated.”
― Fausto Brizzi, 100 Days of Happiness

“Ik geloof dat God op de zevende dag geen snipperdag heeft genomen, maar grootouders heeft geschapen. En in het besef dat dit zijn meest geniale creatie was, heeft hij de rest van de dag vrijgenomen om die met hen door te brengen.”
― Fausto Brizzi

“Women, who are smarter than men in everything, mysteriously, don't seem to know how to parallel park.”
― Fausto Brizzi, 100 Days of Happiness

“The only regret I have is that I had to discover I was dying in order to start really living." -Lucio-”
― Fausto Brizzi

“Always remember that the only riches we possess are the dreams we have as children. They are the fuel of our lives, the only force that pushes us to keep on going even when things have gone all wrong.”
― Fausto Brizzi, 100 Days of Happiness

“It makes me sad. Everything, even good things, makes me sad.”
― Fausto Brizzi, 100 Days of Happiness

“The best part of any trip is returning home. You open the door and you catch a whiff of that specific, unique scent, a mix of furniture, books, and the people you love, a fragrance unlike any other. The smell of home.”
― Fausto Brizzi, 100 Days of Happiness

“I had made a resolution not to think about death. It doesn't look like I'm going to be able to keep it." -Lucio-”
― Fausto Brizzi, 100 Days of Happiness

“Sometimes real troubles give you strength you never had before." -Lucio-”
― Fausto Brizzi, 100 Days of Happiness

“The ballpoint pen, also known in many countries as a Biro, is named after its inventor, the Hungarian editor and journalist László Bíró, who came up with the idea in 1938.”
― Fausto Brizzi, 100 Days of Happiness

“He hands me a paper sack. I don't need to open it to know what's inside. There's a smudge of grease at the bottom.”
― Fausto Brizzi, 100 Days of Happiness

“I have nothing more than that to ask of the stars.”
― Fausto Brizzi, 100 Days of Happiness

“The important thing is to make sure that when death comes, it find us still alive." -Massimiliano-”
― Fausto Brizzi, 100 Days of Happiness

“Right now any faith of any kind, even some secondary religion, however subordinate and ramshackle it might be, would certainly come in handy. Faith really helps to keep a person company. In that way, it’s even better than a Labrador retriever. But fate didn’t give me that gift. I’m not a believer. But I’m not an atheist either: I’m an agnostic, and as the dictionary tells us, that means I don’t ask questions that I know cannot be answered in any reasonable way.”
― Fausto Brizzi, 100 Days of Happiness

“A chitchat shop. Simple but brilliant. Not even Leonardo da Vinci ever came up with this one. It's like a pharmacy that stocks friendship.”
― Fausto Brizzi, 100 Days of Happiness

“There's elbow room, a value we've forgotten we ever had.”
― Fausto Brizzi, 100 Days of Happiness

“You're leaving. People who leave can't tell what's best for the people who are left behind."
-Paola-”
― Fausto Brizzi

“I know her by heart, and that doesn't make me love her any less. Like a Dante scholar who learns the entire Divine Comedy and then just appreciates the poem even more profoundly.”
― Fausto Brizzi, 100 Days of Happiness