“Of course, they were other things too. Sometimes they were even everything all together, but not fame, which was rooted in delusion and lies, if not ambition. Also, fame was reductive. Everything that ended in fame and everything that issued from fame was inevitably diminished. Fame's message was unadorned. Fame and literature were irreconcilable enemies.”
Roberto Bolaño“Intelligence comes with hard work and curiosity for the unknown.”
Roberto Llamas“Nothing good ever comes of love. What comes of love is always something better”
Roberto Bolaño, Amulet“Money is the most corrosive aspect of life today because it means that all attention to detail is forgotten.”
Roberto Cavalli“I'm a storyteller: the crux of the matter is to reach beauty, poetry; it doesn't matter if that is comedy or tragedy. They're the same if you reach the beauty.”
Roberto Benigni“Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.”
Roberto Assagioli“Leopard is an animal design, and my designs come from nature.”
Roberto Cavalli“If I had the medical clearance to fight, I would want to fight the best. The best would be Mayweather.”
Roberto Duran“I am convinced that God wanted me to be a baseball player.”
Roberto Clemente“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth.”
Roberto Clemente“I really admire a woman for her intelligence, her personality. Beauty is not enough.”
Roberto Cavalli