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Lapo Melzi

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Lapo Melzi is a poet, writer and filmmaker. He grew up in a little town in the north of Italy and went on to study writing and filmmaking in New York. He received his MFA from renowned NYU Tisch School of the Arts and now spends his time between the United States and Italy.

Lapo Melzi è un poeta, scrittore e filmmaker. Cresciuto in un paesino nel nord Italia, ha studiato scrittura e cinematografia a New York. Dopo essersi laureato alla prestigiosa Tisch School of the Arts, Lapo Melzi fa la spola tra gli Stati Uniti e l'Italia. ...more

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“A long time ago, in a time far away in time, lost in the depths of deep space, there lived on a deserted moon a boy.” The Last Son of the Moon by Lapo Melzi⭐⭐⭐⭐ This novel feels like a cross between a bedtime story your parents would tell you as a child when you … Continue reading TLSOTM review by Bookshelfjoy → Read more of this blog post »

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	Horse Sense 3.84 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2013 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	L'ultimo figlio della luna 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Tree of Words: Albero di Parole 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Lapo’s Quotes

“Five percent of the people think;
ten percent of the people think they think;
and the other eighty-five percent would rather die than think.”
― Thomas A. Edison

tags: thinking, willful-ignorance

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“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
― Thomas A. Edison

tags: inspirational, perseverance, tenacity

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“Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.”
― Thomas A. Edison

tags: dedication, inspiration

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“When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this - you haven't.”
― Thomas Edison

tags: inspirational, wise-words

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“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
― Thomas Edison