Pirandello

Famous quotes containing the word pirandello:

“A fact is like a sack—it won’t stand up if it’s empty. To make it stand up, first you have to put in it all the reasons and feelings that caused it in the first place.”
—Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936)

“Anyone can be heroic from time to time, but a gentleman is something you have to be all the time.”
—Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936)

“It is misery, you know, unspeakable misery for the man who lives alone and who detests sordid, casual affairs; not old enough to do without women, but not young enough to be able to go and look for one without shame!”
—Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936)