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> [I vividly remember the stories my grandfather told me about the carnage of the First World War, which people tend to forget was one of the worst massacres in human history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tabucchi/i-vividly-remember-the-stories-my-grandfather-told-me-about-the/)

[Antonio Tabucchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tabucchi/)

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## More by Antonio Tabucchi

> [No, I'm happy to go on living the life I've chosen. I'm a university teacher and I like my job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tabucchi/no-i-m-happy-to-go-on-living-the-life-i-ve-chosen-i-m-a-university/)

[Antonio Tabucchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tabucchi/)

> [But I don't think I have any particular talent for prediction, because when you have three or four elements in hand, you don't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tabucchi/but-i-don-t-think-i-have-any-particular-talent-for-prediction-because/)

[Antonio Tabucchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tabucchi/)

> [I've always been drawn to tormented people full of contradictions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tabucchi/i-ve-always-been-drawn-to-tormented-people-full-of-contradictions/)

[Antonio Tabucchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tabucchi/)

> [I live quietly at home among my family and friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tabucchi/i-live-quietly-at-home-among-my-family-and-friends/)

[Antonio Tabucchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tabucchi/)

> [My books are about losers, about people who've lost their way and are engaged in a search.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tabucchi/my-books-are-about-losers-about-people-who-ve-lost-their-way-and-are/)

[Antonio Tabucchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tabucchi/)

> [Xenophobia manifests itself especially against civilizations and cultures that are weak because they lack economic resources, means of subsistence or land. So nomadic people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tabucchi/xenophobia-manifests-itself-especially-against-civilizations-and/)

[Antonio Tabucchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tabucchi/)

> [I vividly remember the stories my grandfather told me about the carnage of the First World War, which people tend to forget was one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tabucchi/i-vividly-remember-the-stories-my-grandfather-told-me-about-the/)

[Antonio Tabucchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tabucchi/)

> [I prefer insomnia to anaesthesia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tabucchi/i-prefer-insomnia-to-anaesthesia/)

[Antonio Tabucchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tabucchi/)

> [The salt of any interesting civilization is mixture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tabucchi/the-salt-of-any-interesting-civilization-is-mixture/)

[Antonio Tabucchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tabucchi/)

> [I don't know whether these people are going to find themselves, but as they live their lives they have no choice but to face…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tabucchi/i-don-t-know-whether-these-people-are-going-to-find-themselves-but-as/)

[Antonio Tabucchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tabucchi/)

> [We all want to be someone else but without ceasing to be ourselves. I think it's very important to defend this idea in real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tabucchi/we-all-want-to-be-someone-else-but-without-ceasing-to-be-ourselves-i/)

[Antonio Tabucchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tabucchi/)

> [I don't go for people who lead full and satisfying lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tabucchi/i-don-t-go-for-people-who-lead-full-and-satisfying-lives/)

[Antonio Tabucchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tabucchi/)

> [A l'intérieur de ce corps vivait l'âme d'une intellectuelle et poète dont personne n'avait le soupçon. Within this body lived the soul of an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tabucchi/a-l-int-rieur-de-ce-corps-vivait-l-me-d-une-intellectuelle-et-po-te/)

[Antonio Tabucchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tabucchi/)

> [People with lots of doubts sometimes find life more oppressive and exhausting than others, but they're more energetic - they aren't robots.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tabucchi/people-with-lots-of-doubts-sometimes-find-life-more-oppressive-and/)

[Antonio Tabucchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tabucchi/)

> [I was born in the Second World War during the Nazi invasion of my country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-tabucchi/i-was-born-in-the-second-world-war-during-the-nazi-invasion-of-my/)

[Antonio Tabucchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-tabucchi/)

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