Quotes by
Luigi Pirandello |
1867-1936 , Italian writer (Nobel 1934)
Pirandello's works include novels, hundreds of short stories, and about 40 plays, some of which are written in Sicilian. His tragic farces are often seen as forerunners of the Theater of the Absurd.
He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Quotations
| • | I present myself to you in a form suitable to the relationship I wish to achieve with you. |
| • | There is someone who is living my life. And I know nothing about him. |
| • | Life is full of strange absurdities, which, strangely enough, do not even need to appear plausible, since they are true. |
| • | Pretending is a virtue. If you cant pretend, you can’t be king. |
| • | Logic is one thing, the human animal another. You can quite easily propose a logical solution to something and at the same time hope in your heart of hearts it won’t work out. |
| • | Life is little more than a loan shark: It exacts a very high rate of interest for the few pleasures it concedes. |
| • | Six Characters in Search of an Author. |
| • | Anyone can be heroic from time to time, but a gentleman is something you have to be all the time. |
