“Maybe the truth is that saying goodbye seems to me a rejection of human warmth - even the minimal warmth that makes us feel solitude less. I mean real solitude, which rises up by surprise and lasts a few seconds, the solitude that derives not from lack of company or affection, but from our innate separateness from one another.” LoveLonelinessLeavingGoodbyeStayingAbandonmentElenaFerrante Book:Incidental Inventions Source: Incidental Inventions
“As I went out of the room Lila started in her half-sleep, she whispered: "Watch me until I fall asleep. Watch me always, even when you leave Naples. That way I'll know that you see me and I'm at peace.” LoveFriendshipYoung Adult FictionElena FerranteFemale FriendshipsThe Neapolitan NovelsItalian NovelsMy Brilliant Best Friend Author:Elena Ferrante; translated by Ann Goldstein