Giuseppe Capograssi

"Every time we look into each other's eyes and intertwine our hands, we must feel respectful and confident in the presence of Infinite Love. (p. 3)"

"The world often calls a man fortunate who has many fortunes. As always, the world is mistaken. Fortunate is the man who can find his own being reflected in the being of another spirit, for he truly lives his life to the full. (p. 4)"

"Your strong and loving spirit has drawn its light and its flames from Him. Therefore, I am truly, greatly, incredibly fortunate: because in order to love you and think of you, I must love the Truth and think of the Truth. (p. 4)"

"The grace of the Lord, now returned to me after so much horrendous scepticism, through your gentle intercession, O Giulia, and your love, brings fresh and pure sap back to the old and sturdy centuries-old trunk. With you, it is a cluster of white roses that surrounds the old black oak tree for centuries."

"You have given me back the smile of creation, Giulia! (p. 21)"

"Every day must pass in such a way that in the evening we can say, “Today we loved more than yesterday”. Only in this way can we live, Giulia, only in this way can we think, only in this way can we grow. (p. 28)"

"Giulia, let me see in your eyes the sweetness of the first stars. (p. 64)"