"And we all know love is a glass which makes even a monster appear fascinating."
- Alberto Moravia
"This thought strengthened in me my belief that all men, without exception, deserve to be pitied, if only because they are alive."
"When you aren't sincere you need to pretend, and by pretending you end up believing yourself; that's the basic principle of every faith."
"Every true writer is like a bird; he repeats the same song, the same theme, all his life. For me, this theme as always been revolt."
"They say that, if we manage to live without too great an effort, it is entirely owing to the automatism which makes us unconscious of a great part of our movements. In order to take one single step, i..."
"I gave up the unequal struggle against what appeared to be in my fate, indeed, I welcomed it with more affection. As one embraces a foe one can't defeat and I felt liberated."
"An uncertain evil causes anxiety because, at the bottom of one's heart, one goes on hoping till the last moment that it may not be true; a certain evil, on the other hand, instills, for a time, a kind..."
"I felt that the metal of my spirit, like a bar of iron that is softened and bent by a persistent flame, was being gradually softened and bent by the troubles that oppressed it. In spite of myself, I w..."
"The dark realization came to him that a difficult and miserable age had begun for him, and he couldn't imagine when it would end. [Puberty]"