Viaggielibri

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison

“Oggi è il compleanno di mamma”.
“L'hai già chiamata?”:
“Non ancora”...
“Chiamala e basta. Ti farà sentire una merda. Ma è quello che fanno sempre le madri”.
Non era per niente quello che facevano sempre le madri. Lei non sarebbe diventata quel tipo di madre.”
― Christos Tsiolkas

“What are you going to do with your life?" In one way or another it seemed that people had been asking her this forever; teachers, her parents, friends at three in the morning, but the question had never seemed this pressing and still she was no nearer an answer... "Live each day as if it's your last', that was the conventional advice, but really, who had the energy for that? What if it rained or you felt a bit glandy? It just wasn't practical. Better by far to be good and courageous and bold and to make difference. Not change the world exactly, but the bit around you. Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately and fully and well. Experience new things. Love and be loved, if you ever get the chance.”
― David Nicholls, One Day

“Unexpected intrusions of beauty. This is what life is.”
― Saul Bellow, Herzog