"A moth?" "Not a moth, a figurehead!" "What is a figurehead?" "Ancient sailors carved a human figure on the bow of the ships, and it had the task to protect them. At the beginning they were only enormous eyes, that allowed the ship to see the route. Then they transformed them in woman divinity: beautiful women, with hypnotic look, able to bewitch the waves and to frighten the enemies."
Alessandro D'Avenia
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by Alessandro D'Avenia Quote posted in Quotes & Aphorisms (Men & Women)
- Leuos: White. The Italian word "light" derives from this.
- Aima: Blood. The Italian word "haematoma"(blood lump) derives from this.
[If you put togheter those two frightening words, it comes out a more terrible one: leukaemia]
[A name that derives from Greek and means "white blood"]
[I knew It that the white is a swindle. How can be the blood white?]
[The blood is just red]
[The tears are...
Quote posted in Quotes & Aphorisms (Behavior)
The only way of seeing the stars is not wishing but hurting oneself.
Dear Beatrice, how are you? The other day I saw you again at school, I smile and you smiled me back. I don't know if you remember. Here, that's me. The one with the crazy hair: Leo. I am writing because I want to be with you in this moment. I don't know what to say in certain circumstances. If I don't pretend to know that you're sick, if I have to pretend that I don't like you ... Well, I can...
Quote posted in Quotes & Aphorisms (Sadness)
If I concentrate on my body I feel pain, and if I concentrate on my thoughts I feel even more pain. Why has pain decided to become my best friend?
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