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“Non riuscivo più a essere innocente, dietro i pensieri c'erano altri pensieri, l'infanzia era finita.”
― Elena Ferrante, La vita bugiarda degli adulti

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“Man hat mich vergessen. Ich habe in einer dunklen Ecke gestanden und alles gehört. Man konnte nicht wissen, dass ich noch da war, aber man hat mich vergessen. Alle sind fort, und ich gehe alleine nach Hause - es ist nicht weit, aber es ist meine eigene Schuld.”
― Irmgard Keun, After Midnight

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“Le cose brutte che non dici a nessuno diventano cani che ti mangiano la testa di notte mentre dormi.”
― Elena Ferrante, La vita bugiarda degli adulti

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“She rested her head against his and felt, for the first time, what she would often feel with him: a self-affection. He made her like herself.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah

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“If you don't understand, ask questions. If you're uncomfortable about asking questions, say you are uncomfortable about asking questions and then ask anyway. It's easy to tell when a question is coming from a good place. Then listen some more. Sometimes people just want to feel heard. Here's to possibilities of friendship and connection and understanding.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah

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