Accounts Quote by 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 take a…

— 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 newspapers about…

— 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 characters, but…

— Dacia Maraini

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

— 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 figs, she…

— 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. How many…

— 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 classmate, someone…

— 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