“A painter's hand has a thirst for thieving, it steals from heaven and makes a gift to the memories of men, it feigns eternity and it delights in this pretence almost as if it had created rules of its own, more durable and more profoundly true.” IfsMenArtHandsHeavenMemoriesPaintingEternityDelightStealingPainterThirstPretence Author:Dacia Maraini
“It's easier to change a law than an age-old mentality. Deep down, many prejudices, many hostilities, many fears persist. But if we take a look at all the peoples in the world, we have to realize that the condition of women is very backward and sometimes very sad, from both the social and psychological points of view.” IfsWorldLooksSometimesAgeLawSocialRealizingViewsConditionsEasierPrejudicePoint Of ViewPsychologicalMentalityPersistHostilityDeep DownVery Sad Author:Dacia Maraini
“One writes what one lives, even if not in a literal way. Someone who has gone through an unhappy love tends to describe unhappy loves, even if they have nothing to do with their own.” IfsWayWritingGoneUnhappyLiteral Author:Dacia Maraini
“Success is something you should never take into consideration: if you follow it it'll elude you. It's important to really love your work as a writer, to read loads to the point where you can recognise blindfolded, hearing them read, the writers of yesterday and today. It's important to write every day, for hours. To have faith in your imagination and let it wander.” IfsShouldWritingImportantTodayHoursImaginationLove YouHearingYesterdayWanderConsiderationHave FaithLoadRecogniseEludeBlindfoldedLove Your WorkYesterday And TodayElude You Author:Dacia Maraini
