“Loyalty, Signor Molteni, not love. Penelope is loyal to Ulysses but we do not know how far she loved him...and as you know people can sometimes be absolutely loyal without loving. In certain cases, in fact, loyalty is form of vengeance, of black-mail, of recovering one's self-respect. Loyalty, not love.” PeopleKnowsSelfSometimesFactsFormCertainBlackCasesKnow HowLoyaltySelf RespectMailLoyalVengeanceRecoveringUlysses Book:Contempt Source: Contempt
“And we all know love is a glass which makes even a monster appear fascinating.” KnowsLoveUnderstandingLove IsGlassesMonstersFascinating Author:Alberto Moravia
“When I sit at my table to write, I never know what it's going to be until I'm under way. I trust in inspiration, which sometimes comes and sometimes doesn't. But I don't sit back waiting for it. I work every day.” KnowsWayWritingSometimesInspirationWaitingTables Author:Alberto Moravia
“Yes, one uses what one knows, but autobiography means something else. I should never be able to write a real autobiography; I always end by falsifying and fictionalizing—I’m a liar, in fact. That means I’m a novelist, after all. I write about what I know.” KnowsShouldWritingMeanRealEndsFactsUseAbleNovelistsLiarsAutobiography Author:Alberto Moravia
