That day, I began to be incredulous. Or, rather, I regretted having been credulous. I regretted having allowed myself to be borne away by a passion of the mind. Such is credulity.

Nothing can shake my belief that this world is the fruit of a dark god whose shadow I extend.

Fools are in great demand, especially on social occasions. They embarrass everyone but provide material for conversation. In their positive form, they become diplomats.

Translation is the art of failure.

Jacopo Belbo didnt understand that he had had his moment and that it would have to be enough for him, for all his life. Not recognizing it, he spent the rest of his days seeking something else, until he damned himself.

I love the smell of book ink in the morning.

The truth is a young maiden as modest as she is beautiful, and therefore she is always seen cloaked.