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Fear is a distorting mirror in which anything can appear as a caricature of itself, stretched to terrible proportions; once inflamed, the imagination pursues the craziest and most unlikely possibilities. What is most absurd suddenly seems
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“Mistrust all enterprises that require new clothes.”
― A Room with a View
― A Room with a View
“Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, ‘What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.’ Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope.”
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“Do not make the mistake of thinking that you have to agree with people and their beliefs to defend them from injustice.”
― Voice of Reason
― Voice of Reason
“It doesn't always work, but I do my best. See what happens. Go on in any case living.”
― Intermezzo
― Intermezzo
“What had been in my head for so long would now be out in the real world, no longer afloat in my foreverland of ambiguities.”
― Call Me by Your Name
― Call Me by Your Name
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