Elena Ferrante Quotes
And this is how I see it today: it’s not the neighborhood that’s sick, it’s not Naples, it’s the entire earth, it’s the universe, or universes. And shrewdness means hiding and hiding from oneself the true state of things.
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On second thought, maybe the atheist cannot find God, for the same reason a thief cannot find a policeman.
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The universe looks less like a big machine than a big thought.
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The entire universe is a great theatre of mirrors.
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Regarding the debate about faith and works: It's like asking which blade in a pair of scissors is most important.
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And this is how I see it today: it’s not the neighborhood that’s sick, it’s not Naples, it’s the entire earth, it’s the universe, or universes. And shrewdness means hiding and hiding from oneself the true state of things.
