“There’s like something exploding inside you … a kind of hole in the m — Chiara Francini

"“Writing is the most courageous and unconscious act of life.”"

"“I don’t have a child, but it is clear that it is something after which you will no longer be as young as when you were 16.”"

"“You think you’ve waited too long, that you’re a failure.”"

"“I live, but I have no choice or a reason.”"

"“I’m free because I always listen to myself attentively. I’m not free when, despite listening to myself, I don’t manage to feel myself.”"