Leonardo Sciascia famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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The best thing on translation was said by Cervantes: translation is the other side of a tapestry.
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A sort of melancholy, and regret, seizes us every time we meet a sophisticated, adulterated idiot. Oh the nice fools of yestertime! Genuine, natural. Like homemade bread.
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I hate and detest Sicily in so far as I love it, and in so far as it does not respond to the kind of love I would like to have for it.
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The truth is at the bottom of a well. You look in a well, and you see the sun or the moon, but if you jump in, there's no longer the sun or the moon; there's the truth. Leonardo Sciascia
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All of Sicily is a dimension of the imagination.
-- Leonardo Sciascia
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Being on Ozzfest has been a great way for us to break out and show metal fans that we have a heavy side.
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The boring side of business is what makes it work.
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It's always been said that comedy comes mostly out of the dark side anyway.
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The true Tarot is symbolism; it speaks no other language and offers no other signs.
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I want to go beyond the restrictions of language, religion and caste, and music is the only thing that allows me to do that.
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Perhaps we should keep our monsters about us, lest we become them ourselves.
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Hallo, Rabbit,†he said, “is that you?†"Let’s pretend it isn’t,†said Rabbit, “and see what happens.
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I had a nice read on the putt and I said to myself, 'This is for you, Jesus, ' and knocked it in.
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I've always said I'm the worst representative of Muslim-Americans that's ever existed, because I've been inside more bars than mosques.
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She could carry off anything; and some people said that she did.
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