

“There is a German word, Sehnsucht, which has no English equivalent; it means 'the longing for something'. It has Romantic and mystical connotations; C.S. Lewis defined it as the 'inconsolable longing' in the human heart for 'we know not what'. It seems rather German to be able to specify the unspecifiable. The longing for something - or, in our case, for someone.”
― Levels of Life
― Levels of Life

“Everything is connected, even the parts we don’t like, especially the parts we don’t like.”
― A History of the World in 10½ Chapters
― A History of the World in 10½ Chapters

“If you’re that clever you can argue yourself into anything.”
― The Sense of an Ending
― The Sense of an Ending

“Ah! sempre la stessa musica![...] Sempre i doveri: ecco una parola che mi toglie il fiato. Un mucchio di vecchi stupidi in panciotto di flanella e di bigotte con lo scaldino e il rosario che continuano a cantarci negli orecchi: "Il dovere! Il dovere!" Eh, maledizione, il dovere è sentire quello che è veramente grande, il dovere è amare quello che è veramente bello, il dovere è non accettare tutte le convenienze sociali, con il cumulo di ignominie che ci impongono.”
― Madame Bovary
― Madame Bovary

“Because we were not in our country, we could not use our own languages, and so when we spoke our voices came out bruised.”
― We Need New Names
― We Need New Names

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