“The villagers and the farmers here tell the story of Demeter and Persephone with all the fresh wonder and anguish of a thing only just happened. They tell it in the same way they tell the story of Mary and… — Marlena De Blasi Copy Share Image
“It was Don Paolo's birthday and all the people of the village were gathered in the piazza to celebrate him. The band played, the… — Marlena De Blasi Copy Share Image
“They all know the truth, that there are only three subjects worth talking about. At least here in these parts," he says, "The weather,… — Marlena De Blasi Copy Share Image
We accumulate pain, collect it. ... We display it, stack it up into a pile, then we stack it up into a mountain, so… — Marlena De Blasi Copy Share Image
“You know I've always wanted someone to sing to me, but now I know that what I want more is to sing to you.” — Marlena De Blasi Copy Share Image
“I have never before gathered eggs from under a hen. Fernando has never before seen a hen. We bend low into the shed where… — Marlena de Blasi Copy Share Image
“Gauntlets are the stuff of every life, but when you learn, young, how to pick them up, how to work them against the demons,… — Marlena de Blasi Copy Share Image
“Some people are born empty. All manner of good deeds and patience and loving kindness can't even begin to fill them up.” — Marlena De Blasi Copy Share Image
“Rather than being love-blinded, it is in love that I can see, really see.” — Marlena De Blasi Copy Share Image
Living as a couple never means that each gets half. You must take turns at giving more than getting. It’s not the same as… — Marlena De Blasi Copy Share Image
“She's a woman. Like a chameleon does, a woman quietly blends into all the parts of her life. Sometimes you can hardly tell she's… — Marlena De Blasi Copy Share Image
“You will sustain your rage, using time as a defense against fear and indolence. In the great stash of defenses, time is the one… — Marlena De Blasi Copy Share Image
“Everything about this evening is both exquisite and bewildering and I can't decide if I want to go on with this dream or run… — Marlena De Blasi Copy Share Image
“Maybe the only thing that matters is to make our lives last as long as we do. You know, to make a life last… — Marlena De Blasi Copy Share Image
Our babies cried when we left them and we cry when they leave us. Echoes. Proud almost to arrogance then, we pushed them about… — Marlena De Blasi Copy Share Image
