Elena Ferrante Quotes

They were more severely infected than the men, because while men were always getting furious, they calmed down in the end; women, who appeared to be silent, acquiescent, when they were angry flew into a rage that had no end.

Elena Ferrante

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  Elena Ferrante
  • Women
  • Angry
  • Silent