If it weren't for the suffering of others to make us laugh, we would never laugh. - Antonio Delfini

It is necessary, in humanity, to use all those means that liberate and console as much as possible the conscious souls, poor or rich.

For me then, every encounter with a woman is like suddenly finding myself in front of an abyss, and with my eyes blindfolded. (From One year later, p. 215)

She took a long sigh and slowly stood up. Big and heavy, with a wide and long gray skirt with black stripes, and a dark, all-worked blouse that smelled like a closed cupboard with biscuits forgotten inside. (From The Milliner, p. 123)