A personal favorite~
George Leonnec, for La Vie Parisienne.
‘Our basic idea of eternity is a condition that cannot vary. It is the motivation of marriage. No man really wants his freedom. He gets a habit as quickly as possible — it is a form of immortality.
‘And what’s more,’ said the doctor, ‘We heap reproaches on the person who breaks it, saying that in so doing he has broken the image — of our safety.’
- Djuna Barnes, Nightwood
Ya no queda tiempo para los poemas. Como si todos hubiéramos envejecido a la vez y de golpe.
Dios es de derechas…
Caro diario, sono felice solo in mare, nel tragitto tra un’isola che ho appena lasciato e un’altra che devo ancora raggiungere.
Quand il me prend dans ses bras
il me parle tout bas,
je vois la vie en rose…
Qué se debe sentir, años después, al charlar tranquilamente con alguien a quien has deseado tanto…