“The wind and light on rock top hill and his voice and the rest, all the rest. All the days and lights and winds and years that would have been and that would not be. That should be and were not because he was dead. Shot dead on the road in the wind at 21. His mountains unclimbed, never to be climbed.”
― The Eye of the Heron
― The Eye of the Heron
“As they ate, they spoke of eating, as always happens in Italy.”
― The Shape of Water
― The Shape of Water
“Although emotionally delicate and eminently bruisable, teenagers are short on empathy.”
― 11/22/63
― 11/22/63
“I viaggi che riescono meglio sono quelli che non si fa a tempo a preparare.
Quelli che si affrontano senza una zavorra di libri. In leggerezza.
Portandosi dietro nient’altro che l’esperienza dei nomadismi precedenti.”
– Trans Europa Express –”
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Quelli che si affrontano senza una zavorra di libri. In leggerezza.
Portandosi dietro nient’altro che l’esperienza dei nomadismi precedenti.”
– Trans Europa Express –”
―
“You can love more than one person, she said. That's arguable. Why is it any different from having more than one friend? You're friends with me and you also have other friends, does that mean you don't really value me? I don't have other friends, I said.”
― Conversations with Friends
― Conversations with Friends
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