“They were more severely infected than the men, because while men were always getting furious, they calmed down in the end; women, who appeared to be silent, acquiescent, when they were angry flew into a rage that had no end.” Elena Ferrante book My Brilliant Friend Source: My Brilliant Friend
“She took the facts and in a natural way charged them with tension; she intensified reality as she reduced it to words, she injected it with energy.” Elena Ferrante book My Brilliant Friend Source: My Brilliant Friend
“Children don’t know the meaning of yesterday, of the day before yesterday, or even of tomorrow, everything is this, now: the street is this, the doorway is this, the stairs are this, this is Mamma, this is Papa, this is the day, this the night.” Elena Ferrante book My Brilliant Friend Source: My Brilliant Friend
“Nino has something that's eating him inside, like Lila, and it's a gift and a suffering; they aren't content, they never give in, they fear what is happening around them.” Elena Ferrante book My Brilliant Friend Source: My Brilliant Friend
“Nowhere is it written that you can’t do it.” Elena Ferrante book My Brilliant Friend Source: My Brilliant Friend
