vineri, 13 ianuarie 2017

The Young Pope

Friendly relationships are dangerous. 
They lend themselves to ambiguities, misunderstandings, and conflicts, and they always end badly. 

Formal relationships, on the other hand, are as clear as spring water. 
Their rules are carved in stone. There's no risk of being misunderstood and they last forever. 

E. M. Forster - Room with a view

" How can he be unhappy when he is strong and alive? What more is one to give him? And think how he has been brought up--free from all...