La coscienza di Zeno / Senilità
A source page for quotes linked to Italo Svevo.
“The great modern novel of the comic-pathetic illusion of freedom is Confessions of Zeno .”
“Everyone tends to remember the past with greater fervor as the present gains greater importance.”
“Misunderstanding women is a clear sign of scant virility.”
“It is comfortable to live in the belief that you are great, though your greatness is latent.”
“Tears throw a veil over our faults and allow us to accuse fate without fear or contradiction.”
“You see things less clearly when you open your eyes too wide.”
“The fancies of wine are authentic events.”
“There are three things I always forget. Names, faces and... the third I can't remember.”
“Whenever I look at a mountain I always expect it to turn into a volcano.”