Daria C

“Was it possible that only our neighborhood was filled with conflicts and violence, while the rest of the city was radiant, benevolent?”
― Elena Ferrante, My Brilliant Friend

“The human heart, even when it wants to die, quite often wants at the same time to eat some tteokbokki, too.”
― Baek Se-hee, I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki

“I was promoted to the third year with all tens, but at home no one was surprised or celebrated me. I saw that they were satisfied, yes, and I was pleased, but they gave the event no weight.”
― Elena Ferrante, My Brilliant Friend

“In other words, the last ten days of July gave me a sense of well-being that I had never known before. I felt a sensation that later in my life was often repeated: the joy of the new. I liked everything: getting up early, making breakfast, tidying up, walking in Barano, taking the road to the Maronti, uphill and down, lying in the sun and reading, going for a swim, returning to my book.”
― Elena Ferrante, My Brilliant Friend