Famous Elena Ferrante Quotes
Although she was fragile in appearance, every prohibition lost substance in her presence.– Elena Ferrante
Is it possible that even happy moments of pleasure never stand up to a rigorous examination? Possible.– Elena Ferrante
I soon had to admit that what I did by myself couldn’t excite me, only what Lila touched became important.– Elena Ferrante
Languages for me have a secret venom that every so often foams up and for which there is no antidote.– Elena Ferrante
The hardest things to talk about are the ones we ourselves can’t understand.– Elena Ferrante
Without reserve, I can say that my entire identity is in the books I write.– Elena Ferrante
Maybe we really are made of the same clay, maybe we really are condemned, blameless, to the same, identical mediocrity.– Elena Ferrante
I doubt that work ennobles man and I am absolutely certain that it does not ennoble woman.– Elena Ferrante
Her quickness of mind was like a hiss, a dart, a lethal bite.– Elena Ferrante