“One thing that's certain about going outdoors: When you come back inside, you'll be scratching.”

“Crying, waiting, hoping, that you'll come back.
I just can't seem to get you off my mind.
Crying, waiting, hoping, that you'll come back.
You're the one I love and I think about you all the time.”

“Do the kind of things that come from the heart, When you do, you won't be dissatisfied, you won't be envious, you won't be longing for somebody else's things. On the contrary, you'll be overhelmed with what comes back”

“When you love something, you'll always come back to it. You'll always keep asking questions, and finding answers.”

“"When you reach the bottom / you'll go up / you'll come up / or you won't come anymore"
(from Che cosa c'è, 1985)”

“You see, one of the best things about reading is that you'll always have something to think about when you're not reading.”

“You'll change inside when you realize
The world comes to life and everything's bright
From beginning to end when you have a friend by your side.”

“But never mind, all the best heroines are beautiful orphans, abandoned to their fate, and the one thing that's certain about my situation is that I'm going to be a heroine when I grow up.'
'Can I be a hero?'
'Well, I suppose you can try. But you'll have to try very hard.”

“That was the thing about being on the inside: the world was just going on, even when it seemed like time for you had stopped for good.”

“You'll see, you'll come to understand. These big things, these terrible things, are not the important ones. If they were, how could one go on living? No, it is the small, little things that make up a day, that bring fullness and happiness to a life.”