Elena Ferrante Quotes

As a girl - twelve, thirteen years old - I was absolutely certain that a good book had to have a man as its hero, and that depressed me.

Elena Ferrante

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• As a girl - twelve, thirteen years old - I was absolutely certain that a good book had to have a man as its hero, and that depressed me.

  

  Elena Ferrante
  • Girl
  • Hero
  • Good Book