Being free Quote by Natalia Ginzburg

I begin to suspect that England is the most melancholy country in the world.

— Natalia Ginzburg

You aren't ill: it is just that you are made of second-rate materials

— Natalia Ginzburg

As soon as we see our dreams betrayed we realize that the intensest joys of our life have nothing to do with reality, and…

— Natalia Ginzburg

And we are a people without tears. The things that moved our parents do not move us at all.

— Natalia Ginzburg

As far as the education of children is concerned I think they should be taught not the little virtues but the great ones. Not…

— Natalia Ginzburg

Italy is a country which is willing to submit itself to the worst governments. It is, as we know, a country ruled by disorder,…

— Natalia Ginzburg

England is a country where people stay exactly as they are. The soul does not receive the slightest jolt.

— Natalia Ginzburg

The course of our lives follows ancient and immutable laws, with an ancient, changeless rhythm. Dreams never come true, and the instant they are…

— Natalia Ginzburg

But that was the best time of my life, and only now that it has gone from me forever -- only now do I…

— Natalia Ginzburg

“When I write something I usually think it is very important and that I am a very fine writer. I think this happens to…

— Natalia Ginzburg

The true defense against wealth is not a fear of wealth - of its fragility and of the vicious consequences that it can bring…

— Natalia Ginzburg

Over my real sorrows I never weep.

— Natalia Ginzburg