【Live near the church】
-- Who are you? -- who am I? ...I am - - No, you are none. - Nobody? ...
【friendship】
- Hot leftovers are always better than fresh rice. - Old is better than new. — What are the plans for tonight, dear? - As my predecessor, the great de Bleich said: Tonight I will do two things, drink soup and make out. - The two things contradict each other. — I said the same, and he would answer seriously: No, Dedina, not contradictory, because they are all hot.
—Why do you call me little Jep? No one has called me that in years. - Because being a friend requires you to make your friend feel like a child from time to time.
[Snippet of a party at home]
Ragazze?
poet
- Why didn't he speak? — because he likes to listen.
Stefania, this is what you asked for, so I'll say it out of order:
You don't necessarily feel much of a patriotic mission in school, but your other mission, many people remember, is your favorite thing to do in the college toilet. You wrote the history of the party because you were the mistress of the leader at the time. Your eleven novels were published by a small publishing house funded by the party, and reviewed by a subordinate crap party newspaper... What is your relationship with Eusebio... what is your relationship? Eusebio loves Giordano, who doesn't know that? For many years, we have lunch together at the table under the hanger in Arnaldo's restaurant every day. Just like a pair of lovers, sitting sweetly under a tree, you turn a blind eye. What sacrifices do you have for your child's devotion... You work on TV all week, you go out every night, and the drug dealers don't go out on Mondays, and you go to play. When have you been with your child? I didn't even take a long vacation. Besides, you still have a housekeeper, a waiter, a cook, a driver who takes the children to school, three nannies... You said, when and where did you sacrifice? These are your hypocrisy and vulnerability, Stefania, woman and mother. You are 53 years old and living a broken life like all of us, you should not be high above and despise everything, but you should empathize with us. We are all on the verge of despair, all we can do is look after each other, accompany each other and joke around.
tragic funny couple
【Dream when you were young】
When I arrived in Rome when I was 26, I couldn't wait, and almost without realizing it, I was caught up in a maelstrom of luxury. But I didn't want to just live a luxurious life. I wanted to be the king of high society, and I succeeded. I don't just want to party, I want to have the power to beat others.
【The deceit of literature and art】
I make a living by writing. Believe me, writing is nothing more than turning life into hallucinations, fantasies, lies.
orange juicer
Student couple kissing for ten days
—Ciao, Jep. —Ciao, Antonello.
—— Knowing so many people must be very satisfying, right? - It certainly won't be happy anyway. - Are people letting you down? - I let them down.
Philippe Starck, Juicy Salif (lemon squeezer), 1988, MoMA.
This piece is more of a design icon than a juicer. Its highly ornamental appearance limits its practical utility. But this conceptual design did provide a good idea for the design of later more practical juicers.
【Love once in a lifetime】
One summer...on an island...I was...18 and she was 20. We were at the lighthouse at night and I leaned in to kiss her and she turned her head away. I feel very lost. Then she turned to look at me again and rubbed her lips against me...she smelled like flowers...I didn't move, couldn't move at all...she took a step back and said to me...she took a step back ……say to me……
Gatekeeper Stefano (is there any connection between the names Stefano and Stefania?)
- Stefano holds the keys to all the beautiful buildings in Rome. - Is he a janitor? — No, he is not a janitor, he is a friend of the princesses.
- How do you have so many keys? ——Because...I am a trustworthy person.
Did you discover it? It looks big, but it's really small.
【Death, End, Farewell】
Carry the coffin for Andrea
Actually, I think Ramona is dead by this time.
- Not having sex is fine. - It's good to be in love. - I've forgotten what it's like to love someone...don't remember. - I spent all my money on my own medical treatment.
The names of Romano and Ramona...
- I won't play tomorrow. -- Why? Didn't you say it went well? - I'm leaving, Jep, back home, not coming anymore. I don't even pack my luggage, I don't want it. Jep, I've lived in this city for forty years, and at the end of the day I feel like the only person who needs to say goodbye is you. - So, you're leaving? Romano, why are you leaving? —— Roma disappointed me too much...Ciao, Jep.
Dostoevsky "The Gambler" Brina
【Look for】
take the train
— "Who am I?" This is how one of Brittany's novels begins. - Of course, there are no answers in the book... Have you heard about Viola? -- what? - She donates everything to the church, she works in the parish, and is ready to support Africa. - The train we took at the party was the funniest thing in Rome...because it didn't go anywhere.
- Look at these people, they can't do anything. But I know how to do it. - We all know what to do. — So sweet.
flamingos flying west
saint
- Why, you never write a book again? - I want to find better things. But...I didn't find it. - Do you know why I only eat vegetable roots? ...because roots are important.
famous ending
Usually the end of things is death, but first there is life. It is hidden in the clamor and clamor, but it has already been settled in the clamor. Silence is emotion, and love is fear. A beautiful light, wild and impermanent. Those hard, miserable and painful human nature are buried under the embarrassment of being born as a human being, and I can't say enough. In fact, it's just a flashy cloud of smoke. I don't care about flashiness, so that's where the novel begins. In the end, it's just a trick, yes, just a trick.
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