"Italian husbands, in order to buy their wives a fur coat, spend more than all their European collegues."

"Politicians do nothing but ask of us, during every expiration of a legal statute, "a gesture of trust." But here trus…"

"Parties had eventually put the wrong man in the wrong place. De Mita was not without merits. However, he completely l…"

"The nice thing about political pundits is that, when they answer a question, one no longer understands what they were…"

"Fascism rewarded jackasses in uniform. Democracy gives privileges to those in sports' gear. In Italy, political regim…"

"The more I deepen the topic of regions (I'm in Milan for this reason), the more I am dismayed by having to write abou…"

"Cynics are all moralists, and merciless too."

"A real writer [...] doesn't look up to any other writer but himself."

"[...] the love of power excludes all others."

"Men do not know how to appreciate or measure luck except that of others. Their own never."