"What lasts is what is written. We look to literature to find the essence of an age."

“Is it possible that even happy moments of pleasure never stand up to a rigorous examination? Possible.”

Source : Elena Ferrante (2013). “The Story of a New Name: Neapolitan Novels, Book Two”, p.419, Penguin

“I'm not sure we will have every single Democrat ... but we want a large number of Republicans to be able to vote for this bill because we think that will encourage the House not only to move forward but to pass a bill.”

“The camera can film my face but until it captures my soul, you don't have a movie,”

“There comes a time when a moral man can't obey a law which his conscience tells him is unjust.”

“If you are just safe about the choices you make, you don't grow.”

“Try telling a Cuban: 'You should pay higher rent, or pay for your own healthcare' ... There is no serious opposition to the current government.”

“Without a doubt, the next few minutes would be the most hellishly exciting in my life. Grinding pain and killer fatigue waited just beyond the word, "Partez." But I tried to ignore those prespects, and concentrate on the priceless feelings that also awaited. I thought about the perfect strokes we would take, and about the merciless surge of power we would unleash in the last 500 meters.”

“Now you know," I said lightly, and shrugged. "No one's ever loved anyone as much as I love you.”