Not a single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born. It would be a bit too easy if we could go abo… - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born.

To live is to be born slowly. it would be a little too easy to borrow ready-made souls!

If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men and women to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.

Devo pur sopportare qualche bruco
se voglio conoscere le farfalle,
sembra che siano così belle...

On peut enivrer les Allemands de l'ivresse d'être Allemands et compatriotes de Beethoven. On peut en saouler jusqu'au soutier. C'est, certes, plus facile que de tirer du soutier un Beethoven.