“Seasons flow in a cycle.
Life too, passes through difficult winters.
But after any winter, spring will follow.”
― Tales from the Cafe
Life too, passes through difficult winters.
But after any winter, spring will follow.”
― Tales from the Cafe
“Once, she closed the book abruptly and said with annoyance, "That's enough." "Why?" "Because I've had it, it's always the same story: inside something small there's something even smaller that wants to leap out, and outside something large there's always someting larger that wants to keep it a prisoner.”
― The Story of a New Name
― The Story of a New Name
“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves--there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.”
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“I believe that books, once they are written, have no need of their authors. If they have something to say, they will sooner or later find readers; if not, they won’t. . . . I very much love those mysterious volumes, both ancient and modern, that have no definite author but have had and continue to have an intense life of their own. They seem to me a sort of nighttime miracle, like the gifts of the Befana, which I waited for as a child. . . . True miracles are the ones whose makers will never be known. . . . Besides, isn’t it true that promotion is expensive? I will be the least expensive author of the publishing house. I’ll spare you even my presence.”
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“I was so absorbed in the things that I couldn’t change, I forgot the most important thing.”
― Before the Coffee Gets Cold
― Before the Coffee Gets Cold
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