Dacia Maraini

It's easier to change a law than an age-old mentality. Deep down, many prejudices, many hostilities, many fears persist. But if we…

— Dacia Maraini

I dream of continuing to dream.

— Dacia Maraini

For my whole life I have dedicated myself to those who have been subjected to injustice. I've conducted investigations and written in…

— Dacia Maraini

In a novel there's not much autobiography. There are characters in transit. Naturally, I can project something of my experiences onto the…

— Dacia Maraini

I also really loved the sea when I was young, when I lived in Sicily, but unfortunately the sea here has been…

— Dacia Maraini

I consider myself an aware person who is sensitive to injustice.

— Dacia Maraini

I don't always understand my characters. I write to understand them better.

— Dacia Maraini

“Her gaze dims as her nostalgia for Palermo overcomes her. Those smells of seaweed dried by the sun, of capers, of ripe…

— Dacia Maraini

It's enough for a small betrayal, a distancing, an affirmation of independence to provoke wrath, fear and also hatred from the adult.…

— Dacia Maraini

Don't wait for success, but for the respect and interest of those who read you. At the start it could be a…

— Dacia Maraini

To leave a book is like leaving the better part of oneself.

— Dacia Maraini

He talked and talked because he didn't know what to say.

— Dacia Maraini

A winter without snow seems depressing, lacking.

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Writing is a solitary activity, it requires isolation and silence.

— Dacia Maraini

While on the level of civil rights many things have changed decisively for the better, on the level of attitudes and mentality…

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When I look around me, I see mostly women who are alone, left by their husbands after their kids grew up, for…

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The future is created through memory.

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There are still countries where women don't enjoy basic rights like the vote or the freedom to study or the freedom of…

— Dacia Maraini

“This fish soup,' says Hans, dipping his spoon into it. 'It's really good, you must tell me how you make it.' 'Put…

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Above all else she mustn't think that using her body will help her attain her goal. Men use women who play seductively,…

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A painter's hand has a thirst for thieving, it steals from heaven and makes a gift to the memories of men, it…

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Adults don't know how to respect and really love their young ones. Often love is confused with possession. You say "this is…

— Dacia Maraini

The waves have the habit of going forward and then flowing back.

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Friendship is a form of love. In fact, you don't know how it starts or why. It is subject to the caprices…

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A writer is first and foremost a witness of her time. She must tell the truth, not take a political position. But…

— Dacia Maraini