“All opening moves were the same, like in chess. You don't have to come up with anything new, there's no point, because you're both after the same thing anyway. The game soon finds its own way and it's only at that point that you need a strategy.” WayNeedsIdeasMovingGamesStrategyCome UpChessOpeningNo Point Author:Paolo Giordano
“All Mattia saw was a shadow moving toward him. He instinctively closed his eyes and then felt Alice’s hot mouth on his, her tears on his cheek, or maybe they weren’t hers, and finally her hands, so light, holding his head still and catching all his thoughts and imprisoning them there, in the space that no longer existed between them.” StillsHandsLightEyeMovingFeltSpaceSawsTearsMouthsShadowHotHis EyesCheeksCatching Author:Paolo Giordano
“She tried to open the bottle, but the top slipped through her fingers without moving. He took the bottle from her hand and opened it with his thumb and index finger. There was nothing special in the gesture and yet she found it strangely fascinating like a small heroic feat performed specially for her.” HandsMovingFoundSpecialFingersFascinatingBottlesHeroicGesturesThumbsFeats Author:Paolo Giordano
