“You're right to say "hold on to" instead of "keep." To keep is presumptuous. To hold means you realize that today it's yours and… — Erri De Luca Copy Share Image
“When you get homesick, it's not something missing, it's something present, a visit. People and places from far away arrive and keep you company… — Erri De Luca Copy Share Image
“Ci sono poveri per i quali il ricco non è un’aspirazione. Ci sono poveri, in sostanze e in spirito, renitenti alla leva. Ero ostile… — Erri De Luca Copy Share Image
“Do you really know yourself so well or are you making it up?' she asks. Some things I concoct, some I glean from my… — Erri De Luca Copy Share Image
“I love you because that piece that remains is worth the whole and I love you by exclusion of the other lost pieces.” — Erri De Luca Copy Share Image