What we call destiny is often merely the weight of the past ... - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

"What we call destiny is often merely the weight of the past pressing upon the present."

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

Novelist Italian 1896–1957

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"If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change."

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

"Concessions obtained under duress are invalid."

"Once one has tasted the truth, one can never go back to lies."