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“So what resurrection? It was only cosmetic, a powder of modernity applied randomly, and boastfully, to the corrupt face of the city. It happened like that every time. The scam of rebirth raised hopes and then shattered them, became crust upon ancient crusts.” — Elena Ferrante

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So what resurrection? It was only cosmetic, a powder of modernity applied randomly, and boastfully, to the corrupt face of the city. It happened like that every time. The scam of rebirth raised hopes and then shattered them, became crust upon ancient crusts.
— Elena Ferrante