“Maybe that's what happens with age, I thought. All your life you force yourself to forget people who have hurt you, but… — Francesca Marciano Copy Share Image
“Children know so little, they must learn quickly to imitate grown-ups whenever they feel unsure in a situation.” — Francesca Marciano Copy Share Image
When you leave Africa, as the plane lifts, you feel that more than leaving a continent you're leaving a state of mind.… — Francesca Marciano Copy Share Image
“When people die and especially when they die tragically, others can't help but get carried away. They come up with their implausible interpretation and… — Francesca Marciano Copy Share Image
“Inutile piangere sul latte versato. (No use crying over spilled milk.)” — Francesca Marciano Copy Share Image
“You chose to live here now. You should try to live in the present.” — Francesca Marciano Copy Share Image
“What kind of heart does one have to have in order to be able to get rid of these, without regret, as if they… — Francesca Marciano Copy Share Image
Why is it you can never hope to describe the emotion Africa creates? You are lifted. Out of whatever pit, unbound from whatever tie,… — Francesca Marciano Copy Share Image
“We knew nothing of loss. Nobody has taught us about pain. Until that moment, death had just amounted to a scary sound.” — Francesca Marciano Copy Share Image
I had fallen out of my secure world, precipitated beyond the territories I had only begun to control so skillfully. What a foolish step… — Francesca Marciano Copy Share Image
“I'd rather stay asleep than have to learn all those frightening secrets.” — Francesca Marciano Copy Share Image
