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Luigi Pirandello, born on June 28, 1867, and died on December 10, 1936, was an Italian dramatist. His works are known for their unique style and profound philosophical insights, profoundly influencing 20th-century drama.

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Famous Luigi Pirandello Quotes

“Here is a piece of earth. If you stand staring at it and doing nothing, what does the earth yield? Nothing. Just like a woman.”

Ifs Doe Earth Pieces Staring Yield Doing Nothing

Author:Luigi Pirandello

“We all have a world of things inside ourselves and each one of us has his own private world. How can we understand each other if the words I use have the sense and the value that I expect them to have, but whoever is listening to me inevitably thinks that those same words have a different sense and value, because of the private world he has inside himself, too.”

Ifs Thinking World Different Use Values Listening

Book:Three plays

Source: Three plays

“If you shut yourself up disdainfully in your ivory tower and insist that you have your own conscience and are satisfied with its approval, it is because you know that everybody is criticizing you, condemning you, or laughing at you.”

Ifs Knows Laughing Conscience Satisfied Criticize Approval Towers Ivory Condemning Ivory Tower

Author:Luigi Pirandello

“THE FATHER: But don't you see that the whole trouble lies here? In words, words. Each one of us has within him a whole world of things, each man of us his own special world. And how can we ever come to an understanding if I put in the words I utter the sense and value of things as I see them; while you who listen to me must inevitably translate them according to the conception of things each one of you has within himself. We think we understand each other, but we never really do.”

Ifs Thinking Men World Whole Lying Values Father Understanding Trouble Special Whole World Conception Translate Listen To Me

Book:Six Characters in Search of an Author

Source: Six Characters in Search of an Author

“If only we could see in advance all the harm that can come from the good we think we are doing.”

Ifs Thinking Harm

Book:Six Characters in Search of an Author

Source: Six Characters in Search of an Author

“Do you believe you can know yourselves if you don't somehow con- struct yourselves? Or that I can know you if I don't construct you in my way? And can you know me if I don't construct you in my way? We can know only what we succeed in giving form to.”

Ifs Knows Way Giving Believe I Can Form Identity Succeed My Way Know Me Constructs Believe You Can

Author:Luigi Pirandello

“A fact is like a sack which won't stand up if it's empty. In order that it may stand up, one has to put into it the reason and sentiment which caused it to exist.”

Ifs May Reason Facts Science Order Empty Sentiments

Book:Six Characters in Search of an Author

Source: Six Characters in Search of an Author

“I would love to spend all my time writing to you; I'd love to share with you all that goes through my mind, all that weighs on my heart, all that gives air to my soul; phantoms of art, dreams that would be so beautiful if they could come true.”

Ifs Love Giving Writing Mind Heart Art Soul Dream Would Be Beautiful Air Share My Heart My Soul My Time Dreams Come True Phantoms

Book:Pirandello's Love Letters to Marta Abba

Source: Pirandello's Love Letters to Marta Abba

“When [man] is happy he takes his happiness as it comes and doesn't analyze it, just as if happiness were his right.”

Ifs Men Happiness

Book:Six Characters in Search of an Author

Source: Six Characters in Search of an Author

“Pretending is a virtue. If you cant pretend, you can't be king.”

Ifs Virtue Kings Pretending Cant Pretension

Author:Luigi Pirandello

About the Author

Born: June 28, 1867
Died: December 10, 1936
Known for: Dramatist
Quotes: 103

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Six Characters in Search of an AuthorRelated source material

To clothe the naked: and two other playsRelated source material

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