“Probably all of us, writers and readers alike, set out into exile, or at least into a certain kind of exile, when we leave childhood behind...The immigrant, the nomad, the traveler, the sleepwalker all exist, but not the exile, since every writer becomes an exile simply by venturing into literature, and every reader becomes an exile simply by opening a book.”
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“If I had the medical clearance to fight, I would want to fight the best. The best would be Mayweather.”
Roberto Duran“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